DFPD and FCI Sign MoU to Strengthen Foodgrain Management

Current Context: On 23 Sept 2025, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed an MoU in New Delhi.

• It sets performance targets to modernise India’s foodgrain management system.
• Focus areas: reducing storage losses, optimising warehousing, and improving logistics.
• The MoU promotes digitisation, Information Technology (IT) adoption, and quality control.
• It includes capacity‑building for FCI staff to improve efficiency.
• The step strengthens transparency, accountability, and food security in India.

Question:

Q.1 On 23 September 2025, which two organisations signed an MoU in New Delhi to modernise India’s foodgrain management system?
a) Ministry of Agriculture & Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
b) Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) & Food Corporation of India (FCI)
c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs & National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED)
d) NITI Aayog & Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA)

Answer: b) On 23 Sept 2025, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed an MoU in New Delhi.