<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the transformation of Food Corporation of India should be done on a fast track mode so that the organization can continue to help people, poor and the farmers of the country. He said this while delivering the inaugural address at the 59th Foundation Day of FCI in New Delhi today.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Goyal directed the Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution to monitor the transformation of FCI and Central Warehousing Corporation every week and to update him on the status on a fortnightly basis. He said strict action has to be taken against the officers who do not cooperate with or delay the transformation process.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Talking about the ongoing investigation against alleged cases of corruption in FCI, the Minister said that it is a wake-up call for the organization. He assured that no one found involved in corrupt practices will be spared. He said FCI will follow the principle of Zero tolerance for corruption.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Goyal directed the Secretary to institutionalise a mechanism wherein whistleblowers may be rewarded. He called out to all officers and staff of FCI to report any incident of corruption.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">He praised the way FCI carried out the world's largest food supply chain system, especially during the pandemic to ensure seamless supply of foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.</span></p>