- Procurement:
- Hand over procurement operations to states with sufficient experience.
- FCI to accept only surplus from states (after NFSA needs).
- Storage:
- Outsource stocking operations to various agencies (CWC, SWC, private sector).
- Convert old conventional storages to silos with private sector help.
- Better mechanization in all storages.
- Movement:
- Gradually containerize movement of grains.
- Have faster turn-around-time with mechanized facilities at railway sidings.
- Buffer Stocking:
- Implement transparent liquidation policy for surplus stocks.
- Greater flexibility to FCI in open market sale scheme (OMSS) and export markets.
- Labour:
- Prioritize mechanization of depots to reduce reliance on departmental labor.
- Direct Subsidy:
- Empower farmers through direct investment subsidies and cash transfers (crop neutral).
- Computerization:
- Total end-to-end computerization of food management system.