Archive · 8 Sep 2026
India’s Foodgrain Management Modernised Through DFPD-FCI Performance MoU
India’s food department and the Food Corporation of India signed a new agreement.
The agreement is for the financial year 2026–27.
It sets goals for storing and moving foodgrains more efficiently.
It aims to reduce losses and make better use of storage space.
It also asks the organisation to use more digital tools and modern technology.
The agreement includes stronger checks on food quality and depot performance.
Some depot goals will be measured using the Depot Darpan Portal.
FCI employees will receive training to use newer systems.
These changes are intended to help manage public food supplies more effectively.
The Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India signed an MoU for FY27.
The agreement sets targets to reduce storage losses, improve capacity use and modernise foodgrain management.
It creates performance benchmarks covering efficiency, accountability, transparency, logistics and quality control.
The MoU promotes digitisation, modern information-technology systems and technology-based monitoring of FCI operations.
Some targets will assess FCI depots through the web-based Depot Darpan Portal, alongside employee training initiatives.
- Who
- The Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India signed the agreement.
- What
- They signed an MoU establishing FY27 performance targets for reducing storage losses, improving capacity use and modernising foodgrain management.
- When
- The MoU applies to FY27, and the signing was announced on Tuesday.
- Where
- The announcement was made in New Delhi.
- Why
- The agreement aims to improve operational efficiency, accountability, transparency, logistics, quality control and use of food subsidies and public resources.
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India
- Period
- FY27
- Main targets
- Cut storage losses, optimise capacity use and accelerate modernisation
- Operational focus
- Logistics, supply-chain management and quality control
- Technology
- Greater digitisation and adoption of modern Information Technology solutions
- Depot monitoring
- Some targets will be linked to depot performance through the Depot Darpan Portal
- Workforce development
- Capacity building and skill development for FCI employees