Question

Write 3 major funtions of food corporation of india ( fci )

Answer 1

Here are the main functions of Food Corporation of India -

1.To protect interest of farmer by procuring food grains at MSP.

2,To protect consumers from too much price fluctuation deu to crop failure or any other reason.

3.To maintain minimum buffer stock so that any unforseen situation can be met with this stock .

4.Preservation of food grains because no one other than the FCI has the ability or mandate to store and preserve such wast quantity of food grains .

5.To transport food grains from surplus production areas to deficit areas so that accessibility to the food can be ensured through out India.

Answer 2

The three primary functions of Food Corporation of India (FCI) are:

• Provide for price support mechanism to safeguard the interests of farmers.
• Distribution of subsidised food commodities to lower strata of the economic populace through the public distribution system (PDS).
• Maintain an adequate level of operational and buffer stocks to ensure food security.