Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG)

This scheme is to augment the covered storage capacity through private entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs). FCI (Food Corporation of India) guarantees to hire godowns constructed under this scheme for a period of ten years, thereby, ensuring for the investor, a fair return on his investment. All godowns of 25,000 MT or above capacity will be preferably Railway siding godowns, and all other godowns should be preferably within 8 km of a Railway goods shed with full rake Railway siding facility.