Organizational structure of Food Corporation of India

Food Corporation of India operates through its Depot headed by Manager(Depot). Every district
has few depots to cater to the requirement of the district's rural population. The depot reports to
District Office, headed by an Assistant General Manager, designated as Area Manager. Assistant
General Manager (Quality Control) is also posted who is looking after the QC work. Under Area
Manager control, there are Managers to deal with each and every section viz., Depot, Sales,
Contracts, Procurement, SL-TL, Movement, Establishment, Quality Control (QC), Operational
accounts etc., who consolidate the field level operations and through the area managers'
authorization, they transmit the necessary information and periodical statements to Regional
Offices of their respective regions. Under Managers are Assistant Grades Level -1, Level -2 and
Level - 3 who help managers in day-to-day operations of the organization.

The district office reports to regional offices which are headed by a General Manager, who is in
most of the cases from Indian Revenue Service, Indian Administrative Service /All India
Services under deputation. Under his control Deputy General Managers (DGM) who are FCI's
officers co-ordinate with daily operations through the Assistant General Managers who were
posted in various sections to oversee the functions of district offices units of their particular
section. All these officers appraise the general manager periodically on various issues pertaining
to district offices of that particular region.

FCI has been divided into 5 zones viz. North, South, East, West & North-East with a Zonal
Office in each zone.

Reference
"D.V. Prasad appointed CMD of Food Corporation of India". thehindu.

Acts Of Parliament. New Delhi: Government of India Press Delhi. 1966. p. 300.

Chopra, R. N (1984). Green Revolution In India. Delhi: Intellectual Publishing House. p. 37.