SRINAGAR:
Emphasising the need for construction of high-tech go-downs in Jammu and Kashmir, Member Parliament, Mehbooba Mufti today asked Food Corporation of India (FCI) to formulate a proposal for construction of two Silos (modern go-downs) of 50,000 MT capacity for funding from the Centre. She said these Silos would be set up near railway line in Srinagar and Jammu to stock adequate food-grains especially to meet the requirements in winter season, during natural calamities and other emergencies.
Chairing State Level Consultative Committee (SLCC) meeting of FCI here, the MP impressed upon the FCI to establish additional storage capacity in every district under Private Entrepreneur Guarantee scheme (PEG) with fair geographical distribution to cover every nook and corner of the State.
She asked them to build these stores as per the futuristic requirements. In order to take benefit of procurement and minimum support price, Ms Mufti directed FCI to set up permanent mandis in food surplus districts in coordination with Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) and Agriculture Departments and concerned PRIs for timely off-take of grains from both the provinces. (AGENCIES)
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