Farming in UP to be Hi-Tech Soon as FCI Upgrades Conventional Storage to Silos
News 18The Food Corporation of India is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to safely storing the food grains meant for distribution in various public schemes. We are also going to increase around 8 lakh MT storage capacity in Uttar Pradesh soon.” “Meanwhile, we are also coming up with modern storage facilities in Uttar Pradesh like Silos, where food grains are stored in bulk instead of storing them in sacks. A total of 8.13 lakh MT of food grains including 4.84 lakh MT wheat and 3.29 lakh MT rice have been released to the state in the financial year 2021-22 by the Government of India under the National Food Security Scheme. In the current financial year till November 21, a total of 61.53 lakh MT food grains have been lifted by the State Government from the godowns of the Food Corporation of India. Apart from the National Food Security Scheme, the FCI also provides food grains to the state in other welfare schemes run by the Government of India.
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