(a) the profits earned by the Food Corporation of India during the last three years;
(b) whether all the recruitments have been made in the above Corporation;
(c) if not, the number of posts are lying vacant along with the period from which these posts are lying vacant;
(d) the reasons for not filling the said posts; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to fill up these posts?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN )
(a) The FCI does not undertake its operations with a profit motive, as it is functioning
as an implementing arm of the Central Government`s Food policy, by procuring foodgrains at
rates fixed by the Central Government and distributing the same below the cost price, through
Targetted Public Distribution System.
(b), (c), (d) & (e) : Posts lying vacant in various Categories are as under :-
Category - I : 72, Category - II : 100, Category - III : 3454, Category - IV : 7196These posts could not be filled up on account of a ban imposed by Government of India for filling up posts, and due to stay orders from different High Courts.