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Lok Sabha
The capacity utilization of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns (owned and hired) is 59%, as on July 1, 2005.
The FCI operates 1490 godowns (owned and hired) with a total storage capacity of 257.71 lakh MTs, as on July 1, 2005.
During 2003-04, FCI handled 1583.8 lakh MTs of foodgrains valued at Rs. 75738.21 crore as against 1548.12 lakh Mts valued at Rs. 74824.7 crore in the previous year.
As on July 1, 2005, only a quantity of 5.91 lakh Mts of wheat/paddy, which was less than 40% of the total stock with the FCI, were stored in Covered and Plinth (CAP) storage, due to non-availability of suitable covered storage capacity.
This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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