Anna Bhagya: Govt to bid for rice from Central govt. agencies
1 year, 6 months ago

Anna Bhagya: Govt to bid for rice from Central govt. agencies

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government has proposed to procure rice from the Central government’s National Cooperative Consumers Federation, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation, and Central Bhandar, and its availability and price will be known in a week’s time, said Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs K.H. Speaking to The Hindu after a high-level meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other officials, Mr. Muniyappa said three agencies of the Centre would inform the State about the availability of rice and the quantum to be supplied per month. The Central government’s Food Corporation of India has refused to give rice because it would disturb the programmes for the poor. Not enough ragi and maize The Chief Minister said tender would be called to procure rice in the open market.

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Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the state government is intentionally delaying the purchase of paddy from farmers to avoid paying the Rs 500 bonus promised by the Congress party. When the Central government is covering the full cost of paddy, including interest, why isn’t the Congress-led state government purchasing grain …

Delay in procurement leaves paddy farmers on edge in Warangal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delay in procurement leaves paddy farmers on edge in Warangal

New Indian Express  

WARANGAL: Farmers in the erstwhile Warangal district have begun harvesting paddy crops, bringing large loads to procurement centres in their respective mandals. In Bayyaram mandal, farmers have left their crops soaked in rainwater at an Indira Kranthi Patham centre. Local farmers feel that negligence on the part of the state government and officials has allowed private rice mills to purchase …

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Commissioner of civil supplies D.S. Chauhan on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of rice millers from across the state at Civil Supplies Bhavan and sought their cooperation for the smooth procurement of rice during Kharif 2024-25, which is set to begin in October. We are not getting 67 kg of rice per quintal of paddy milled, as per …

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

Amid strike by arhtiyas, labourers and rice mill owners, the Punjab government announced the beginning of the paddy procurement from Tuesday that saw about 1,000-tonne freshly harvested grain reaching the over 1,800 mandis of the state. Muktsar district mandi officer Ahaypal Brar said the authorities have made ample arrangements to purchase 9 lakh tonnes of paddy. “The government may store …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
3 months ago

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Civil Supplies Corporation would distribute six kg of fine rice to each of the three crore people in the state from January. The government will also give Rs 500 as a bonus for fine rice paddy from the Kharif season, while separate procurement centres would be set up for …

Breaking News: Boost for Farmers as Modi Govt Increases Onion and Basmati Rice Exports | ABP News
3 months, 1 week ago

Breaking News: Boost for Farmers as Modi Govt Increases Onion and Basmati Rice Exports | ABP News

ABP News  

The Indian government has recently lifted the Minimum Export Price restrictions on onions and basmati rice, which were previously imposed to control domestic prices. Previously, the government had set the MEP at $550 per ton for onions and $950 per ton for basmati rice. These limits prevented the export of onions and basmati rice at prices lower than the set …

Rice being given by govt. is not of much use, say Vijayawada flood victims
3 months, 1 week ago

Rice being given by govt. is not of much use, say Vijayawada flood victims

The Hindu  

Flood victims living in YSR Colony and Ajith Singh Nagar said the 25 kg rice being distributed to them is not of much use as it is PDS/ration rice. Out of the 10 families that The Hindu spoke to, two families said they were using the rice given to them last week. We used to have PDS rice long ago, …

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Rice Millers Association has demanded the state government to increase the custom milling fee for rice along with transportation and storage charges of paddy at mills. Association president Mahesh Bansal said charges for transportation of paddy from mandis to mills and rice from mills to government-owned or rented warehouses along with paddy procured by the government …

Ludhiana MP Arora urges Centre to abolish minimum export price on Basmati rice
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana MP Arora urges Centre to abolish minimum export price on Basmati rice

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora has written to the Centre seeking immediate consideration and intervention in abolishing minimum export price imposed on Basmati rice. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In the letters marked to Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution Pralhad …

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24 and stood at 34.96 lakh MT against last year’s 44.22 lakh MT. Lower paddy procurement is expected to raise the food bill for the Food Corporation of India, which relies on the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to acquire paddy …

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more
4 months ago

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Below Poverty Line cardholders are likely to get 5 kg of rice more instead of Rs 170 cash being given to them as the Food Corporation of India is ready to supply 2.36 lakh tonnes of rice for the state government’s Anna Bhagya scheme. The state government’s request to supply rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme was rejected by …

Beneficiaries to get dal, oil, sugar instead of cash in Karnataka
4 months, 1 week ago

Beneficiaries to get dal, oil, sugar instead of cash in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The state government may give oil, dal, sugar and other food items, instead of 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries under its Anna Bhagya scheme. In a survey conducted by the state government, 93% of the beneficiaries showed interest in getting other essentials along with 5 kg rice, instead of additional 5 kg, said Food and Civil Supply Minister …

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme

Hindustan Times  

Under the Centre's flagship free ration scheme, beneficiaries were getting more food grains than they could consume, and were selling the surplus in the market, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Rajnath Singh “Are you not getting five kg food grains?” he asked attendees at an election rally in Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. Singh, however, stated that the …

Rain takes its toll, State’s rice yield figure falls below national average
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rain takes its toll, State’s rice yield figure falls below national average

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s yield of rice, during 2023-24 for both the cultivation seasons of kharif and rabi, is lower than that of the national average. In terms of yield, Tamil Nadu trailed behind two States known for rice production – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A former official of the State Agriculture Department attributes the drop in the yield rate to heavy …

No rice for poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told
7 months, 1 week ago

No rice for poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The nexus between government officials and transport contractors has deprived the poor in at least two tribal hill districts of Manipur of rice under a Prime Minister’s scheme for months, a people’s rights group has told Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh. The Movement for People’s Rights Forum, Manipur on May 17 sought the Chief Minister’s intervention against the …

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Ridicules Kharge’s 10 kg Free Rice Promise
7 months, 1 week ago

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Ridicules Kharge’s 10 kg Free Rice Promise

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP candidate for the Chevella Lok Sabha seat Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s promise of 10 kg free rice per head was only intended to fool the people. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Reddy said that the Union government has been providing five kg free rice per head after making a perfect calculation …

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Thursday alleged irregularities of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in the state and assured transparency will be restored if his party came to power. Describing the BJD government in the state as anti-farmer, Samal said if BJP comes to power, all paddy grown by farmers will be procured. Alleging the …

Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The government’s procurement of wheat has crossed the minimum threshold quantity required to cater to all welfare schemes despite a delayed start, including distribution of free grains to nearly 800 million beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, and authorities said they were on course to achieve grain-stocking targets for 2024. Procurement refers to purchases of grains by the Food …

Kerala to introduce ‘K-Rice’ in apparent counter to Centre’s ‘Bharat Rice’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala to introduce ‘K-Rice’ in apparent counter to Centre’s ‘Bharat Rice’

The Hindu  

In what is widely perceived as a move to counter the Union government’s distribution of Bharat Rice, the Kerala government has decided to introduce ‘Sabari K-Rice’. Anil said K-Rice is being launched with an intention to provide good quality rice at affordable rates to the public through Supplyco outlets. The total cost of the gunny bags will be less than …

Karnataka CM Hikes Commission Amount For PDS Distributors
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka CM Hikes Commission Amount For PDS Distributors

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Considering that the commission given to distributors of Public Distribution System was "low" in Karnataka, Chief Minister on Thursday announced hike in commission amount for distributors of Public Distribution System from Rs 1.24 to Rs 1.50 for a kg of rice distributed to the beneficiaries and the hike has been agreed owing to insistence of Minister for Food and …

BJP promises Odisha farmers free power, Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy
9 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP promises Odisha farmers free power, Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even before releasing its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday promised to pay Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy and free electricity to farmers if it comes to power in Odisha. State BJP president Manmohan Samal said farmers of the state have been mostly neglected under the BJD government as their average income remains one …

Centre’s Rs 29/kg rice scheme will make country bankrupt: Minister KH Muniyappa
10 months, 1 week ago

Centre’s Rs 29/kg rice scheme will make country bankrupt: Minister KH Muniyappa

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa on Tuesday said the Union government’s initiative to sell rice at Rs 29 per kg will push the country to bankruptcy as it is incurring a loss of Rs 20 per kg. He accused the Centre of launching the rice scheme for publicity, while not giving rice to the state government’s “Anna …

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained

The Hindu  

February 09, 2024 08:30 am | Updated 11:45 am IST The story so far: The Indian government recently made it mandatory for all traders, wholesalers, retailers, and millers to declare their respective rice stocks. In the year 2022-2023, India produced 135 million tonnes of rice, which is 62.84 lakh tonnes higher than the previous year. While Basmati rice prices are …

Govt to launch 'Bharat rice' at subsidised rate to provide relief to consumers | Check rates here
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt to launch 'Bharat rice' at subsidised rate to provide relief to consumers | Check rates here

India TV News  

The central government on Tuesday is set to introduce 'Bharat rice' at a subsidised rate of Rs 29 per kg, aiming to alleviate the impact of a 15 per cent surge in retail rice prices over the past year. 5 tonnes of rice in first phase In the initial phase, the Food Corporation of India will allocate 5 lakh tonnes …

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice
11 months, 1 week ago

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged his Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution counterpart, Piyush Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice from Odisha during kharif marketing season 2023-24 for which procurement has already commenced. Stating Odisha had a bumper harvest this season, Pradhan requested Goyal to augment the procurement target for the state and instruct the Food Corporation …

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024

The Hindu  

Indian rice exporters anticipate 2024 to be a challenging year marked by policy uncertainties and elevated local prices, hindering the normalisation of rice exports from the country. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Indian Government's policy intervention in 2023, including banning non-Basmati white rice exports, imposing a 20 per cent duty on parboiled rice exports, and setting a minimum …

Govt plans to sell FCI rice under Bharat brand; price not yet decided
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt plans to sell FCI rice under Bharat brand; price not yet decided

The Hindu  

In order to check rice inflation, the Government is considering a proposal to sell FCI rice under the 'Bharat' brand but the discounted rate has not yet been decided, a Food Ministry official said. x The Ministry's efforts to check retail rice prices by boosting domestic availability through sale of FCI rice via e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme …

Efforts on to procure rice from other states: Karnataka minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Efforts on to procure rice from other states: Karnataka minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister KH Muniyappa said that efforts are underway to procure rice from other states. Once an ample supply of rice becomes available, the government intends to reinstate the distribution of rice instead of money to beneficiaries under the Anna Bhagya scheme. Among the five guarantees promised by the Congress, the Anna Bhagya initiative …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections

Live Mint  

Government procurement of paddy has fallen as farmers hold back on selling their crop, hoping for sops ahead of Assembly elections in five states this year. The union government, through the federal Food Corporation of India and state agencies, has procured 14.7 million tonnes of paddy in the ongoing kharif marketing season that started on 1 October, as against 15.9 …

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy
1 year, 2 months ago

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government’s procurement of non-basmati paddy on the minimum support price this kharif season may fall short of the set target of 60 lakh tonnes due to a decline in the arrival of rice reported in the state mandis. Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy With the harvesting of parmal varieties in …

Basmati traders to go on strike as Centre keeps floor price unchanged
1 year, 2 months ago

Basmati traders to go on strike as Centre keeps floor price unchanged

Hindustan Times  

After the Union government refused to accept the demand of the rice exporters to bring down the minimum export price of aromatic long-grained basmati rice to US $ 850 per tonne from $1,200, the rice exporters and traders of Haryana have declared an indefinite strike from Sunday, following which they will not procure paddy from the farmers and mandis. The …

Ahead of polls, Bhupesh government approves procurement of 20 quintals of paddy per acre
1 year, 2 months ago

Ahead of polls, Bhupesh government approves procurement of 20 quintals of paddy per acre

The Hindu  

In a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, the Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh announced that it will procure a maximum of 20 quintals of paddy per acre. As per the announcement of the Chief Minister, maximum of 20 quintals of paddy per acre and 10 quintals of maize per acre will be procured from farmers…” a government statement read. Earlier …

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif

The Hindu  

The Union Food Ministry has set a target to procure 521 lakh tonnes of rice in this kharif season. “We will be universalising the scheme within some months,” he said and added that of the 250 lakh tonnes with the Food Corporation of India, only 12 lakh tonnes was non-fortified rice. He said five kilograms of fortified rice will be …

FCI to Sell Wheat, Rice in Open Market on Aug. 23
1 year, 4 months ago

FCI to Sell Wheat, Rice in Open Market on Aug. 23

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Food Corporation of India Vijayawada regional office general manager Chandra Shekhar Joshi said Government of India has decided to release FCI wheat and rice in open market under its Open Market Sale Scheme to stabilise retail prices of wheat / atta and rice throughout the country. Consequently, 25 lakh metric tonnes of rice and 50 lakh metric tonnes of …

Nepal turns to India amid fears of food shortage in festive season, urges to export more rice, sugar
1 year, 4 months ago

Nepal turns to India amid fears of food shortage in festive season, urges to export more rice, sugar

India TV News  

The Nepal government has requested India to facilitate the supply of paddy, rice and sugar, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Wednesday. "Nepal has requested India to provide one million tonnes of paddy, 1,00,000 tonnes of rice, and 50,000 tonnes of sugar," he said. "No immediate shortage of rice and sugar in the market: Nepal Though there is no …

Karnataka govt starts cash disbursal in lieu of 5 kg rice under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka govt starts cash disbursal in lieu of 5 kg rice under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme

India TV News  

Poll promise: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched payment of cash in lieu of the additional 5 kilograms of rice to beneficiaries under the state government’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme. Confronted with problems in the procurement of large quantities of rice required for the implementation of the poll guarantee, the Siddaramaiah government decided to pay cash to beneficiaries at the …

Explained: What is Karnataka vs. Centre row over Anna Bhagya scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained: What is Karnataka vs. Centre row over Anna Bhagya scheme

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Centre’s refusal to supply additional quantities of rice to Karnataka for the newly elected government’s flagship Anna Bhagya scheme has escalated into a political slugfest, with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi-led government of “sabotaging” its programme to pursue “politics of hate.” In line with one of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress, the …

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised
1 year, 5 months ago

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised

The Hindu  

Unable to procure enough rice in the market at a reasonable cost in time to meet the needs of its new Anna Bhagya scheme, the Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided to temporarily give ₹170 per person per month from July 1 in lieu of the promised five kg of free rice. An estimated 2.29 lakh metric tonnes of rice is …

A row over rice in Karnataka
1 year, 5 months ago

A row over rice in Karnataka

The Hindu  

In just over a month since the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government came to power in Karnataka, a row over “denial” of rice by the Centre for Anna Bhagya, one of the State government’s flagship programmes to be launched on July 1, has kept the political pot boiling. This is the amount it requires to provide five kg of free rice per …

Will launch Anna Bhagya scheme when we get required quantity of rice: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 5 months ago

Will launch Anna Bhagya scheme when we get required quantity of rice: CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

The distribution of 10 kg of rice under the Anna Bhagya scheme will begin as soon as the State gets the required quantity of rice, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said. Speaking to presspersons in Hassan on June 27, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the State required 2.29 lakh metric tonnes of rice a month to implement the scheme, one of the five …

Centre sabotaging Karnataka’s food scheme: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre sabotaging Karnataka’s food scheme: Congress

The Hindu  

As the Food Corporation of India rejected the Opposition-ruled States’ demand to reconsider the decision to restrict purchase through the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Congress said in New Delhi on June 25 that it is Karnataka’s durbhagya that the Narendra Modi government is sabotaging the Anna Bhagya 2.0 scheme. Congress general secretary and MP Jairam Ramesh said from January …

K’taka govt negotiating with central agencies for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 6 months ago

K’taka govt negotiating with central agencies for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Centre refused to give rice to Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state has invited quotations from three central agencies to supply rice for the Anna Bhagya scheme offering five kg extra rice to the BPL families. "Piyush Goyal has said the centre cannot give us rice," the Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister …

T.N. in negotiations with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, other States, to procure more rice
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. in negotiations with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, other States, to procure more rice

The Hindu  

With the Food Corporation of India reiterating its position of not providing more food grains to States under its Open Market Sale Scheme, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation is negotiating with the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India and other States to procure the additional quantity of 50,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes a month of rice that it needs. …

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Centre on Friday, June 23, categorically refused to supply rice to Karnataka for its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme. Mr. Muniyappa said, “The Centre requires 135 lakh metric tonnes for the national supply, whereas they have a stock of 262 lakh metric tonnes. What the State wants The Congress government, which announced Anna Bhagya scheme as one of the five …

Karnataka FCI row: Congress launches fresh attack on PM Modi, BJP
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka FCI row: Congress launches fresh attack on PM Modi, BJP

Hindustan Times  

Underlining that food security should be of "paramount concern" at all times, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday alleged that the Union Government's June 13 circular banning the sale of rice to states from the Food Corporation of India under the Open Market Sale Scheme was an "attempt" to scuttle Anna Bhagya, one among five poll promises made by the …

Centre scuttling Karnataka Anna Bhagya Scheme, says Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre scuttling Karnataka Anna Bhagya Scheme, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday said the Union government discontinued the sale of foodgrains from the Central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme to State governments to “scuttle” the Karnataka government’s Anna Bhagya Scheme and claimed that the Narendra Modi government was “anti-poor”. The Anna Bhagya Scheme is one of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress under which 10 …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far

The Hindu  

The government's rice procurement has reached 55.8 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.22 crore farmers with MSP of ₹1.7 lakh crore, the Food Ministry said on June 20. Wheat procurement has reached 26.2 million tonnes so far in the 2023-24 rabi marketing year, more than the last year's total procurement of 18.8 million tonnes. …

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development, and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has accused the Union government of engaging in 'politics of hatred' against the people of state. Speaking to reporters at Kalaburagi, Kharge charged the Central government with conspiring to obstruct implementation of the Anna Bhagya scheme in the state. When asked about the launch of the Annabhagya scheme on …

Rice millers say they can meet partial requirement of Anna Bhagya
1 year, 6 months ago

Rice millers say they can meet partial requirement of Anna Bhagya

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government, which is scouting for rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme across the country, is yet to speak to Karnataka Rice Millers’ Association to ascertain the cost or the quantum of rice available with the mills in the State. Srinivas, the government has not involved the local millers in the Anna Bhagya scheme while it is looking for …

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