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FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA
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OBJECTIVES OF FCI
To act as an main AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT for handling FOOD-GRAINS.
To PROCURE FOOD-GRAINS on behalf of Govt. of India.
To act as MARKETING AGENCY in the country.
To supply regularly food grains to VULNERABLE SECTIONS of Society (Poor People) all over the country at REASONABLE and subsidised PRICE.
To intervene in Market for PRICE STABLIZAATION.
FUNCTIONS OF FCI
To procure Food-grains and other Agricultural Commodities at incentive prices from the Farmers on behalf of Central and State Govts.
To make timely releases of the stock through the PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS) i.e. Fair Price Shops and Controlled items Shops for consumers, especially to poor people in REMOTEST CORNERS of the country.
Distribution is done to various people :
To Remote Areas; Hilly/Desert area.
To Poor People of Rural area.
To Poorest of the Poor in Village area.
To Public at large to common man.
STORAGE OF FOODGRAINS BY FCI
Scientific Storage is done by FCI for food grains
From procurement till distribution.
Procurement from Farmers is done
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MSP:
MSP for different agricultural crops are announced by the GOI before the start of the sowing season of the crop. Following Crops are covered:
1.Foodgrains;(cereal & pulses)
2.Oilseeds 3.Fibre Crops (Cotton & Jute)
4.Sugarcane 5. Tobacco.