date:May 17, 2012
ed on the overall procurement/consumption and the storage space already available. For the consuming areas, storage capacity is to be created to meet four months' requirement of the public distribution system (PDS) and other welfare schemes in a state. For the procurement areas, the highest stock levels in the last three years are considered to decide the storage capacity required.
A capacity of 151.96 lakh tonnes is to be created under the scheme through private entrepreneurs and Central and