Food Corporation of India

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Food Corporation of India

Food Corporation of India
Parent agency - Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Company type	Statutory body
Industry	Food security
Founded	14 January 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-01-14)
Founder	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi , India
Number of locations	5 (Zonal Offices)
Area served	Throughout India
Key people	Ashok Kumar Meena, IAS (Chairman & MD)[1]
Products	Food grains
Services	Ensuring food security of India
Owner	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
Number of employees	21,847 (as on 31 March 2019)
Website	fci.gov.in

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, formed by the enactment of Food Corporation Act, 1964^[2] by the Parliament of India. Its top official is designated as Chairman and Managing Director, who is a central government civil servant of the IAS cadre. The corporation was set up in 1965 with its initial headquarters at Chennai. Later this was moved to New Delhi. It also has regional centers in state capitals.