Which agency is responsible for procurement, distribution, and storage of food grain production in India?

🔑 Key Points
Food Corporation of India (FCI)
→ It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
→ It was set up in 1965 following the enactment of the Food Corporation Act of 1964, with the objective of fulfilling aspects of the National Food Policy at the time.

📍 Important Points
The Objectives of the FCI:
→ Providing proper price support to protect the interests of poor farmers.
→ Effective distribution of food grains through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
→ Maintaining operational and buffer stocks of food grains, to ensure a continued supply of essential food.
→ Regulation of market prices for food grains so that the population can get them at an affordable price.
→ Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of farmers by providing them remunerative prices for their food grains.
→ Distribution of food grains all over the country through the PDS.