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FOOD CORPORATION OFINDIA (FCI)
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Date of Establishment
FCI was set up on 14th January, 1965
(by an Act of Parliament)
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OBJECTIVES OF FCI
1. To act as an main AGENCY OFGOVERNMENT for handling
FOOD-GRAINS.
2. To PROCURE FOOD-GRAINS on behalfof Govt. of India.
3. To act as MARKETING AGENCY in thecountry.
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4. To serve the interests of both theFARMERS and CONSUMERS.
5. To provide REMUNERATIVE PRICE tofarmers for his PRODUCE.
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6. To supply regularly food grains toVULNERABLE SECTIONS of
Society(Poor People) all over the country at
REASONABLE and subsidised PRICE.
7. To intervene in Market for PRICESTABLIZAATION.
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FUNCTIONS OF FCI
The Main Functions of FCI are as under :-
1. To procure Food-grains and otherAgricultural Commodities at
incentive prices
from the Farmers on behalf of Central andState Govts.
2. To make timely releases of the stock throughthe PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS)
i.e. Fair Price Shops and Controlled itemsShops for consumers,
especially to poorpeople in REMOTEST CORNERS of thecountry.
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3. To set-up a PURCHASING andDISTRIBUTION net-work to
minimizeseasonal price fluctuations in the market.
4. To build-up and keep a SIZEABLE BUFFERSTOCK OF FOOD-GRAINS to
meet thesituations that may arise as a result ofSHORT-FALLS IN
INTERNAL
PROCUREMENT and Imports (for FOODSECURITY).
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Buffer-stock is maintained to meet-out theunforeseen situations
like :- Low Production of Food grains.
Natural Calamities (Flood, Drought, War etc.). Crop Failure (
1965-66 and 1966-67 in India)
and there was shortage of food grains(Scarcity) in these two
years.
It gave momentum to have GREENREVOLUTION.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF FCI
CORPORATE OFFICE
ZONAL OFFICES (5)
REGIONAL OFFICES (23) DISTRICT OFFICES (165)
DEPOTS. (INCLUDING CAP --Covered
And Plinth- (1470) WITH 1646 OFFICES.
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CORPORATE SET-UP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I
CHAIARMANI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
(MD is Ex-Officio Mg. Director of CentralWare-housing
Corporation also)
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GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
3 DIRECTORS to representrespectively the Ministries of the
CentralGovt. dealing with :
FOOD
FINANCE
CO-OPERATION, &
6 OTHER DIRECTORS (out of which 4are Non-official
Directors).
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UNIQUE FEATURE OF FCI
It is ISO 9001 :2000 CERTIFIED.(Meaning thereby Ensuring
FoodSecurity of Nation).
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ZONAL OFFICES
(1) NORTH ZONE Uttaranchal, U.P., Rajasthan,
Punjab, J&K, H.P., Delhi and
Haryana.
(2) EAST ZONE Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, W.B.
(3) WEST ZONE Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, M.P.
Maharashtra.
(4) SOUTH ZONE Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
(5) N-E-FRONTIER Nagaland, Meghalaya, Assam.
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Progress of the FCI in various areas may beassessed from the
following seven points:-
1. PROCUREMENT
2. STORAGE3. TRANSPORTATION
4. IMPORTS
5. DISTRIBUTION
6. PROCESSING
7. CONSULTANCY
