The world’s largest food storage scheme will start in India, the central government has approved a project worth Rs 1 lakh crore

According to statistics, in many countries of the world, the amount of grain that is produced in a year, we waste it due to rain, rats and other reasons. Due to the lack of infrastructure related to grain storage in the country, the hard work of the hardworking farmers of the country gets wasted. According to government figures, the country produces about 3,100 lakh tonnes of food grains annually. But under the current capacity, only 47 per cent of the total produce can be kept in the godowns. But now the picture is about to change soon. The Modi government at the Center on Wednesday approved a Rs 1 lakh crore plan to increase the food grain storage capacity by 700 lakh tonnes in the cooperative sector.

Informing about the decision taken in the cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said that at present the storage capacity of food grains in the country is 1,450 lakh tonnes. He said that the storage capacity would be increased to 2,150 lakh tonnes in the next five years. This capacity will increase in the cooperative sector. Thakur described the proposed scheme as the world’s largest food grain storage program in the cooperative sector. Under this, godowns of 2,000 tonnes capacity will be built in each block.

He said that the move is aimed at saving grains from loss due to lack of storage facilities, preventing farmers from selling their produce at throwaway prices in times of crisis, reducing dependence on imports and creating employment opportunities in villages. . The minister said that the increased storage capacity would reduce the transportation cost for the farmers and strengthen the food security.