The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set up an exclusive pavilion at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025, located in Hall No. 6, Bharat Mandapam, and organized by ITPO from 14 to 27 November, 2025. The Pavilion highlights India’s progress toward a resilient, modern, and citizen-centric food security framework.
Designed to trace India’s foodgrains journey—from traditional storage practices to advanced, technology-driven solutions such as SILOs—the Pavilion demonstrates FCI’s vital role in ensuring national foodgrain sufficiency. It underscores the organisation’s ongoing transformation toward a quality-driven, transparent, and sustainable food management system aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047.
On November 18, 2025, Union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, and new and renewable energy, Pralhad Joshi, visited the pavilion. He commended FCI’s initiatives to promote the open market sale scheme (small/bulk), which supports market stability and price moderation for wheat and rice.
The minister also appreciated FCI’s commitment to transparency, efficiency, and strengthening national food security for the public. Sanjeev Chopra, secretary (food); Ashutosh Agnihotri, C&MD (FCI); Ajit Kumar Sinha, executive director (north zone); and other senior officials from the Ministry and FCI were present during the visit.
The pavilion features interactive displays, live demonstrations, and multimedia presentations illustrating the modernization of warehouses, digital supply-chain initiatives, sustainability practices, and farmer-centric support mechanisms.
As a special attraction, FCI has introduced retail sales of rice sourced from six states—Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana—brought together on a single platform for the first time. The rice is available at Rs 28.90 and Rs 30.90 per kg, offering consumers high-quality foodgrains at affordable prices. In the first four days, visitors purchased approximately 1,000 kilograms of rice, reflecting the initiative’s strong response.
This initiative embodies FCI’s mission to provide accessible, affordable, and quality foodgrains to consumers while celebrating India’s inter-state diversity and unity. Visitors—especially youth, students, and women—are encouraged to explore the Pavilion and experience the advances shaping India’s food ecosystem.
The IITF continues to serve as a vital platform for showcasing ‘Made in India’ products—from foodgrains to handloom, handicrafts, and grassroots innovations—echoing the prime minister’s Vocal for Local vision.
Through its presence at IITF 2025, FCI reaffirms its pledge to strengthen the nation’s food security architecture, empower farmers, promote transparency, and deliver quality foodgrains to every household—symbolizing a unified step toward a self-reliant and inclusive Viksit Bharat.
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Naresh Khanna – 10 February 2025
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