The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation's Act 1964 , in order to fulfill following objectives of the Food Policy:
1. Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
2. Distribution of foodgrains throughout the country for public distribution system.
3. Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to ensure National Food Security.
Since its inception, FCI has played a significant role in India's success in transforming the crisis management oriented food security into a stable security system. In order to ensure real time movement of vehicles / trucks, Vehicle Location Tracking System (VLTS) has been developed in association with NIC - Uttarkhand unit so as to monitor Truck movements in online mode through Geo-coordinates and Maps.
The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation's Act 1964.