Goyal also directed the FCI officials to utilize their expertise in food grains management and suggest better design of godowns to create higher capacity in limited area of land.
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Goyal on Monday said that use modern technologies to bring more transparency and minimum human interface in food grain management and quality control.
While reviewing the operations of FCI in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the Minister called upon all officers to send their suggestions to make the functioning of FCI more efficient and modern.
Goyal also directed the FCI officials to utilize their expertise in food grains management and suggest better design of godowns to create higher capacity in limited area of land.
Reviewing the issues related to wheat and paddy procurement, he directed that FCI should open more procurement centers covering almost all revenue districts so that farmers have the option of selling their produce to FCI or any other agency.
Goyal appreciated the use of e-POP machine at the procurement centers of UP and advised that the same system should be implemented in other states to bring more transparency in the procurement system from the farmers.
Keeping in view the demand, population and vast geographical area of Uttar Pradesh, the Union Minister directed that more quantity of wheat be offered in the open market sale scheme to control the market price of wheat.
While reviewing the storage capacity in the state, Goyal said that all FCI owned and hired godowns should be of the highest standard.
“All godowns in poor condition should be upgraded immediately by doing necessary repairs or else it should be considered for renting,” he said.
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