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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 …

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State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga
7 months, 3 weeks ago

State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga

Hindustan Times  

As farmers and arhtiyas of Moga boycotted the Food Corporation of India, the central agency witnessed no procurement, putting the entire onus of procuring the grain on state agencies. District food and supply controller Geeta Bashambhu, meanwhile, said state agencies were carrying out procurement amid the boycott, adding, “All the grain delivered at silo was procured by the state agencies. …

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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 …

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Explained | What is the Open Market Sale Scheme and the Centre vs. states controversy over it?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | What is the Open Market Sale Scheme and the Centre vs. states controversy over it?

The Hindu  

The story so far: States have been looking at alternative ways of procuring wheat and rice in the aftermath of the Food Corporation of India’s quantity restrictions followed by the refusal to allow states to procure the two food grains through its Open Market Sale Scheme. While the Centre has made it clear that the reason for first restricting supplies …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest over the discontinuation of the sale of rice and wheat from the Central pool to State governments, the Government on Thursday said the decision was not “deliberate” and was only aimed at controlling retail inflation in food grains. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other leaders of the Congress party have hit out at the Centre, accusing …

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Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest over the discontinuation of the sale of rice and wheat from the Central pool to State governments, the Government on Thursday said the decision was not “deliberate” and was only aimed at controlling retail inflation in food grains. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other leaders of the Congress party have hit out at the Centre, accusing …

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah blames Centre for conspiring to cancel Anna Bhagya scheme by denying rice to State
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah blames Centre for conspiring to cancel Anna Bhagya scheme by denying rice to State

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi-led Union government of conspiring to “scuttle” the State government’s election guarantee by ensuring that Karnataka does not get the required quantum of rice to implement its Anna Bhagya scheme, which aims to provide 10 kg of rice for each member of the BPL family and Antyodaya card holders from July 1. …

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Union govt plans to release 15-20 lakh tons of wheat from FCI to contain rising prices in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Union govt plans to release 15-20 lakh tons of wheat from FCI to contain rising prices in 2023

India TV News  

Rising retail prices: In an attempt to contain rising retail prices under the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Union government is planning to release 15-20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the Food Corporation of India stock for bulk consumers like flour millers in 2023. Under the OMSS policy, the government permits the state-run FCI to occasionally sell foodgrains, particularly wheat …

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India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage
2 years ago

India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage

Live Mint  

India is working on developing the “world’s largest grain storage" programme by merging various schemes of the Union ministries of agriculture and farmers welfare; consumer affairs, food and public distribution; and food processing, two people aware of the development said. India’s centrally held cereal stocks, which supply subsidized grains to nearly 800 million people, slipped to a five-year low this …

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TS seeks FCI exemption, says buy rain-hit paddy
2 years, 4 months ago

TS seeks FCI exemption, says buy rain-hit paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre restarted procurement of rice from July 21, after stopping it for 45 days on June 7, there is no clarity over who would pay for the loss of 10 lakh tonnes of paddy worth Rs 1,500 crore which were badly damaged due to the recent heavy rains. Millers were demanding that the state government bear this loss …

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How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts
2 years, 7 months ago

How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts

Live Mint  

On 15 April, Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt, the largest wheat-importing nation in the world, was looking to source 1 million tonnes of wheat from India this year. In 2021-22, India saw record wheat exports of 6.6 million tonnes, a more than three-fold increase over 2020-21. Even though India is the second-largest wheat producer …

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Rising wheat exports can imperil domestic food security
2 years, 7 months ago

Rising wheat exports can imperil domestic food security

Live Mint  

On 15 April, Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt, the largest wheat-importing nation in the world, was looking to source 1 million tonnes of wheat from India this year. In 2021-22, India saw record wheat exports of 6.6 million tonnes, a more than three-fold increase over 2020-21. Even though India is the second-largest wheat producer …

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Minister: Rice purchase is State business
2 years, 8 months ago

Minister: Rice purchase is State business

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar on Thursday criticised Union tourism minister G. Kishan Reddy for stating that the state government had failed to make arrangements for the procurement of paddy, and that 4.5 lakh 100-kg bags of rice were missing from the mills. "Kishan Reddy should clarify whether the Centre has paid a single rupee to the state government …

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Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice
3 years, 1 month ago

Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice

The Hindu  

In his Independence Day speech on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged malnutrition as a major impediment to the development of women and children and declared that rice would be fortified under various government schemes by 2024. The grandiose plans for rice fortification are to take off despite the several concerns raised about the efficacy of its implementation, cost-effectiveness, …

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Manish Tewari | Is farm bills’ real aim to cover fiscal deficit?
4 years ago

Manish Tewari | Is farm bills’ real aim to cover fiscal deficit?

Deccan Chronicle  

With the farmers’ agitation now entering the 25th day jamming the borders of the national capital the time has come to ask a fundamental question, Are the farm bills aimed at addressing a problem that the government is even terrified of acknowledging? Despite strong global headwinds in the form of the economic meltdown of 2008 and the Eurozone crisis of …

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