Construction of Silos under Hub & Spoke Model

With a view to modernize storage of foodgrains and to ramp-up the storage capacity for Foodgrains in India, a new model for development of grain Silos across the country i.e. Hub & Spoke Model for implementation in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode has been proposed.

Hub and Spoke Model is a transportation system which consolidates the transportation assets from standalone locations referred to as "Spoke” to a central location named as "Hub” for long distance transportation. Hubs have a dedicated railway siding and container depot facility while the transportation from Spoke to Hub is undertaken through road and from Hub to Hub vai rail. This model by harnessing the efficiency of railway siding, promotes cost efficiency through bulk storage & movement, reduces cost and time of handling and transportation and simplifies operational complexities in addition to economic development, infrastructure development & employment generation in the country.

Under this Model, this Department has proposed to develop a capacity of 111.125 LMT of Hub and Spoke Model Silos at 249 Location” across the country under Design, Build, Fund, Own & Transfer (DBFOT) (FCI’s land) and Design, Build, Fund, Own & Operate (DBFOO) (Land of concessionaire/other agency) mode, through implementing agency i.e. Food Corporation of India (FCI).

DBFOT 1^st Phase Project:-

After the approval of Competent Authority, tenders for 4 Projects under DBFOT 1^st Phase have been published on 26/04/2022 and total 38 bids have been received for all four bundles on 09/08/2022. Technical evaluation of the bids is underway.

DBFOO 1^st Phase Project :-

After the approval of Competent Authority, tenders for 3 Projects under DBFOO 1^st Phase have been published on 21/06/2022.

Locations within the Project 1 – DBFOO (Phase 1)

Locations within the Project 2 – DBFOO (Phase 1)

Locations within the Project 3 – DBFOO (Phase 1)

The main features of DBFOT and DBFOO Bid documents have been tabulated as under :-

Land Identification by State Governments for DBFOO 1^st Phase projects :-

As the land acquisition becomes the most crucial part of the DBFOO project, in order to facilitate availability of land to the Concessionaires, this Department took up the issue of identification of suitable surplus land, if any, with the concerned State Governments i.e. Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal & Bihar

With the sustained efforts of the Department of Food & PD, various meeting with the State Governments and cooperation by the State Governments, some land parcels have been identified by the State Governments for lease/transfer of the same to respective concessionaires.

Punjab state has confirmed availability of govt/panchayat land at 26 locations. Land Bank Data of the State Government, respective lease policies & process of application for the land etc can be found athttp://investpunjab.gov.in/home. State Government has also assured to make available land at other locations, as well, where, the Land Bank Data doesn’t suffice the requirement of Concessionaires.

UP state has identified 15 locations at Mandis for Silo projects. State of Gujarat has identified one location for construction of Silo at Banaskatha. MP state has identified 4 locations.