Storage:
Though stocks are generally stored in covered godowns but whenever there is a shortage of space and in item of urgency, stocks of wheat and paddy have to stored in open and such is known as CAP (Covered & Plinth). In addition of FCI owned godowns, storage capacity is also hired from CWC/SWC and private parties to meet the requirement.  Details of storage capacity both owned and hired, by the FCI in North Zone as well as the stock position as on 30.09.2008 in the North Zone is available in Annexure-III.  A perusal of Annexure-III will indicate that North Zone is having 58% own storage capacity and 42% hired storage capacity and if these figures are compare with All India figures  50% storage capaciy is with North Zone and likewise percentage of stock holding in North Zone is 44%..

STATEMENT SHOWING STOCK POSITION AND %AGE UTILIZATION OF COVERED AND CAP
FOR THE MONTH ENDING 30.09.08	FIGURE IN LAC TONNES.
NAME OF THE REGION   COVERED     CAP     GRAND     OWNED HIRED TOTAL OWNED HIRED TOTAL TOTAL Punjab Capacity 22.24 29.00 51.24 6.41 0.01 6.42 57.66   Stocks 10.02 17.96 27.98 0.25 0.01 0.26 28.24 %age 45 62 55 4 100 4 49 Haryana Capacity 7.49 12.46 19.95 3.17 0.00 3.17 23.12   Stocks 6.20 9.28 15.48 1.78 0.00 1.78 17.26 %age 83 74 78 56 0 56 75 U.P. Capacity 14.02 7.12 21.14 4.15 0.20 4.35 25.49 (31.08.08) Stocks 9.97 6.44 16.41 0.21 0.16 0.37 16.78 %age 71 90 78 5 0 9 66 Rajasthan Capacity 6.34 1.31 7.65 1.58 0.12 1.70 9.35   Stocks 5.06 1.29 6.35 0.34 0.10 0.44 6.79   %age 80 98 83 22 83 26 73 Uttrakhand Capacity 0.60 0.54 1.14 0.09 0.06 0.15 1.29   Stocks 0.28 0.38 0.66 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.72   %age 47 70 58 0 100 40 56 Delhi Capacity 3.25 0.00 3.25 0.34 0.00 0.34 3.59   Stocks 2.44 0.00 2.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.44   %age 75 0 75 0 0 0 68 J & K Capacity 1.03 0.25 1.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.28   Stocks 0.62 0.12 0.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.74   %age 60 48 58 0 0 0 58 H. P. Capacity 0.13 0.11 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24   Stocks 0.12 0.06 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18   %age 92 55 75 0 0 0 75
30.09.08 Capacity 55.10 50.79 105.89 15.74 0.39 16.13 122.02   Stocks 34.71 35.53 70.24 2.58 0.17 2.75 72.99   %age 63 70 66 16 44 17 60
31.08.08 Capacity 55.10 52.71 107.81 15.74 0.41 16.15 123.96   Stocks 37.86 42.08 79.94 3.11 0.16 3.27 83.21   %age 69 80 74 20 39 20 67
30.09.07 Capacity 56.86 54.43 111.29 15.74 0.28 16.02 127.31   Stocks 23.09 24.13 47.22 1.46 0.21 1.67 48.89   %age 41 44 42 9 75 10 38
In addition to 14.02 LMT covered capacity. 0.90 LMT has been hired out to other agencies by UP Region. In addition to 6.34 LMT owned covered capcity. 0.72 LMT hired out to other users by Raj. Region. 833 MT has been hired out by Uttranchal 1127 MT Open stocks is on Road/Cotton Dora/Temporary plinth in Rajasthan Region.
STATEMENT SHOWING STOCK POSITION AND %AGE UTILIZATION OF COVERED AND CAP
FOR THE MONTH ENDING 31.07.08	FIGURE IN LAC TONNES.
NAME OF THE  REGION    COVERED     CAP     GRAND   OWNED HIRED TOTAL OWNED HIRED TOTAL TOTAL Punjab Capacity 22.24 31.40 53.64 6.41 0.01 6.42 60.06   Stocks 15.15 26.37 41.52 0.87 0.01 0.88 42.40 %age 68 84 77 14 100 14 71 Haryana Capacity 7.49 12.60 20.09 3.17 0.03 3.20 23.29   Stocks 7.10 11.69 18.79 2.18 0.03 2.21 21.00   %age 95 93 94 69 100 69 90 U.P. Capacity 14.02 7.46 21.48 4.15 0.20 4.35 25.83   Stocks 10.34 6.66 17.00 0.23 0.16 0.39 17.39   %age 74 89 79 6 0 9 67 Rajasthan Capacity 6.34 2.52 8.86 1.58 0.24 1.82 10.68   Stocks 4.81 2.52 7.33 0.55 0.23 0.78 8.11   %age 76 100 83 35 96 43 76 Uttrakhand Capacity 0.60 0.53 1.13 0.09 0.06 0.15 1.28   Stocks 0.28 0.43 0.71 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.77   %age 47 81 63 0 100 40 60 Delhi Capacity 3.25 0.00 3.25 0.34 0.00 0.34 3.59   Stocks 2.97 0.00 2.97 0.22 0.00 0.22 3.19   %age 91 0 91 65 0 65 89 J & K Capacity 1.03 0.25 1.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.28   Stocks 0.69 0.19 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.88 %age 67 76 69 0 0 0 69 H. P. Capacity 0.13 0.11 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 Stocks 0.09 0.07 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 %age 69 64 67 0 0 0 67 31.07.08 Capacity 55.10 54.87 109.97 15.74 0.54 16.28 126.25 Stocks 41.43 47.93 89.36 4.05 0.30 4.35 93.71 %age 75 87 81 26 56 27 74 30.06.08 Capacity 56.91 56.99 113.90 15.74 0.83 16.57 130.47 Stocks 46.81 50.72 97.53 5.03 0.57 5.60 103.13   %age 82 89 86 32 69 34 79 31.07.07 Capacity 56.90 56.07 112.97 15.78 0.57 16.35 129.32   Stocks 29.97 36.4 66.37 2.52 0.43 2.95 69.32   %age 53 65 59 16 75 18 54
1.) In addition to 6.34 LMT owned covered capacity. 2.) In addition to 14.02 LMT covered capacity. 3.) 0.90 LMT has been hired out to other agencies by UP Region.   4.) In addition to 7.49 LMT owneld capcity. 5.) 18750 MT capacity has been given to other users by Haryana Region. 6.) 833 MT has been hired out by Uttranchal 7.) 14531 MT Open stocks is on Road/Cotton Dora/Temporary plinth in Rajasthan Region.