patna the food corporation of india fci with the help of the state government has been providing 46 lakh metric tonne free food grains to 169 crore card holders through about 53000 fair price shops in all 38 districts every month since march 2014 regional general manager sanjeev kumar bhadani said on friday the fci ensured availability of sufficient stock of food grains in all 38 districts of the state and also maintenance of a buffer stock for three months in addition there was also ready stock in fci central pool under the states quota he said adding 537 lakh metric tonne of additional food grains were made available for the states beneficiaries under different welfare schemes during the financial year 202223 tnn