Food Corporation of India
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| Government-owned corporation | |
| Industry | PSU |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | Govt of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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Area served
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All India |
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Key people
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Shri C. Viswanath (wef 28/5/2013 A/N) (I.A.S), Chairman & MD |
| Products | Mainly Wheat & Rice |
| Services | Govt Policy Execution |
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Number of employees
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Sanctioned:- 36515 In position:- 26716 (as on 31/3/2013) |
| Website | http://www.fciweb.nic.in/ |
| Footnotes / references It pay through IDA pattren not in CDA |
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- Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers
- Distribution of foodgrains throughout the country for Public Distribution System
- Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to ensure National Food Security
- Regulate market price to provide foodgrains to consumers at a reliable price
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It is one amongst the largest corporations in India and doubtless the largest supply chain management in Asia (Second in world ).[1] It operates through 5 zonal offices and 24 regional offices. Each year, the Food Corporation of India purchases roughly 15 to 20 per cent of India's wheat output and 12 to 15 per cent of its rice output. The purchases are made from the farmers at the rates declared by the Govt. of India. This rate is called as MSP (Minimum Support Price). There is no limit for procurement in terms of volume, any quantity can be procured by FCI(Food Corporation of India) provided the stock satisfies FAQ (Fair Average Quality) specifications with respect to FCI.Organizational Structure
Food Corporation of India operates through it Field Offices/District Offices which are headed by an Assistant General Manager, designated as Area Manager.Under his control there are Managers to deal with each and every section viz.,sales, contracts, movement,establishment,quality control,operational Accounts etc., who consolidate the field level operations and through the Area Managers authorization, they transmit the necessary information and periodical statements to Regional offices of their respective regions.Regional Offices are headed by a General Manager who is in most of the cases from Indian Administrative Service/All India Services under deputation. Under his control Deputy General Managers who are FCI's officers coordinate with daily operations through the Assistant General Managers who were posted in various sections to oversee the functions of District offices units of their particular section. All these Officers appraise the General Manager periodically on various issues pertaining to district offices of that particular region. FCI had 5 zones i.e. North, South, East, West & North-East.[2] All the Regional Offices are under the control of Zonal Offices which are headed by an Executive Director who is in most of the cases from Indian Administrative Service/All India Services under deputation. Under his control three or more than three General Managers coordinate with all regional Offices of their particular zone through subordinate officers like Deputy General managers and Assistant General Managers dealing with their allotted operational sections in their zone. All the Zonal Offices are under the control of Head Quarters, New Delhi which is headed by Chairman & Managing Director who is an Indian Administrative Officer of Secretary Rank on Central Deputation.Head Quarters instruct, communicate, consolidate and refine the voluminous information required for the streamlined execution of day to day operations and coordinates with Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and Food Secretary and various sister corporations like Central Warehousing Corporation, Indian Railways in formulating food policy or amending the existing policy to suit the emerging challenges in managing Food Security scenario of the nation.Human Resources
Food Corporation of India has Following categories of Employees : 1. Category-I -Designation - Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager, General Manager. 2. Category-II -Designation - Manager 3. Category-III - Assistant Grade-I,Assistant Grade-II,Assistant Grade-III 4. Category-IV - Dusting operator & Picker etc.Operations
The stocks are transported throughout India and issued to the State Government nominees at the rates declared by the Govt of India for further distribution under the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the consumption of the ration card holders. (FCI itself does not directly distribute any stock under PDS and its operations end at the exit of the stock from its depots). The difference between the purchase price and sale price, along with internal costs, are reimbursed by the Union Government in the form of Food Subsidy. At present the annual subsidy is around $10 billion. FCI by itself is not a Decision making authority, it does not decide anything about the MSP, Imports or Exports. It just implements the decisions made by the Ministry of Food and Ministry of Agriculture.References
External links
- Official Website of FCI
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
- Annual Reports 2003-04 to 2007-08
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