Strength of FCI
Facilitator for food security
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Provider of price & market assurance to the farmer |
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Ensuring steady food grain supplies to 5 Lakhs Fair Price Shops for PDS to cover 141 million APL / 67 million card holders. |
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Ensuring food for All other Welfare Schemes. |
Management Capability and Experience
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Large pool of talent managing world's largest food grain operation on behalf of Govt. of India |
Enormity of Scale
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Countrywide network of offices & strategically located Food Storage Depots. |
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Operates in mandis/purchase centres located within 10 kms. proximity of farmers. |
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Undertakes purchases of 30 to 40 million tonnes annually making it the largest buyer in the world. |
Effective market intervention to stabilize prices
State of the art experience on food grain preservation / Warehousing / Transportation Management
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Maintains the health of millions of tonnes of food grain in storage. Quality acknowledge by International buyers. |
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Excellent Storage Management. |
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Timely movement of food grains from procuring States to consuming States. |