The minister virtually inaugurated office building, Divisional Office Hubballi in Karnataka and Food Security Museum at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, recently inaugurated the office building, Divisional Office Hubballi in Karnataka and Food Security Museum at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu along with a photo exhibition.

During his address, he congratulated FCI for the inauguration of a new building of the Divisional Office at Hubballi in Karnataka. He said, “It is a step towards realising PM’s vision of creating resilient infrastructure for food security. From being a trade centre for cotton to a centre for food security-Hubballi reflects the growth of a new India.”

Goyal added, “All the agencies under the Dept of Food and Public Distribution has been working tirelessly. Food Corporation of India and Indian Railways have transported record foodgrains in every nook and corner of the country and we have issued 180.83 LMT of foodgrains under PMGKAY free of cost to all the needy people ever since the pandemic started over and above the foodgrain distributed under NFSA.” 

He also congratulated all on the inauguration of the Food Security museum at Thanjavur, showcasing India’s Agri evolution from dependency to self-sufficiency. He said that the Food Security Museum is the first museum in India to depict India’s food security story from a ’ship to mouth’ existence to becoming one of the largest food grain exporting nations. He said that the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu will now be home to the agricultural history of India. 

To augment the infrastructure required for ensuring Food Security, the government’s vision to create adequate storage for foodgrains has resulted in the creation of scientific godowns and modern storage silos. It is an ongoing process for which the agencies like FCI and CWC along with the help of the state government’s storage agencies have been able to create 69 LMT extra storage by effectively utilizing the covered storage space. Besides, the government is also creating modern storage silos in the hub and spoke model for 108 LMT across the country.

Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Saddhvi Niranjan Jyoti also attended the event.