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Par panel pulls up govt for failing to achieve FCI godown construction target
1 week, 1 day ago

Par panel pulls up govt for failing to achieve FCI godown construction target

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 16 A Parliamentary panel on Monday pulled up the government for not meeting the godown construction target in the last four years till September 2024 and asked the nodal ministry to constitute a high-level committee to expedite the progress in northeast and hilly states. In the sixth report on demand for grants for 2024-25 placed in Parliament, …

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Rice millers call off strike after Punjab accedes to their demands
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rice millers call off strike after Punjab accedes to their demands

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Rice Millers Association of Punjab on Saturday called off their stir after a meeting with chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday. Tarsem Saini, president of the Punjab Rice Millers Association, said that after the assurances given by CM Bhagwant Mann, the millers have decided to lift the strike. During the meeting with the association, the CM said …

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Centre assures early lifting of food grains Fixes ₹2,320 per quintal for grade ‘A’ paddy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre assures early lifting of food grains Fixes ₹2,320 per quintal for grade ‘A’ paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has given written assurance to create 40 lakh metric tonne space by December 2024, while providing movement for 15 LMT by October end in response to the state government’s demand for enough space for delivery of rice during kharif marketing season 2024-25. Responding to the issue raised by Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma about shortage of space …

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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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FCI uses AI-based equipment to detect frauds, says official
11 months, 1 week ago

FCI uses AI-based equipment to detect frauds, says official

Hindustan Times  

​ The Food Corporation of India, which manages the government’s granaries, has spruced up its countrywide operations, introducing artificial intelligence-based equipment to detect fraud in its processes involving millions of farmers, a large network of transporters and silos, an official said. The agency now uses AI-based grain sorters to examine the quality of wheat and rice it buys from farmers, …

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Centre checks price rise by discontinuing sale of rice, wheat to States under OMSS
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre checks price rise by discontinuing sale of rice, wheat to States under OMSS

The Hindu  

The Centre has discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme to State governments, a move that will hit some States, including Karnataka, offering free grains to the poor. FCI may liquidate rice under the OMSS to private parties from the central pool stock as per the requirement in order to …

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AP to purchase 5 lakh metric tonne of Bondalu variety of paddy
1 year, 8 months ago

AP to purchase 5 lakh metric tonne of Bondalu variety of paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The AP government, which discouraged the cultivation of the Bondalu variety of paddy for the past six to seven years, is ready this season to buy the variety from farmers to an extent of 5 lakh metric tonne. By the time of Kharif season, an indication had been given by the YSRC government to farmers that Bondalu variety would …

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Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab
1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Wheat harvesting began on a slow note in Punjab on Thursday. The procurement of wheat started on April 1 in the state, with 1,872 mandis and procurement centres opened by the food and civil supplies department. Initially, the state food department had made arrangements for 135 lakh tonne wheat and arranged cash credit limit of ₹ 29,000 crore from the …

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Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Finance minister T. Harish Rao and civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar on Friday held a meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials of civil supplies department at BRKR Bhavan to discuss what to do with mounting rice stocks in rice mills across the state in the wake of Centre stopping rice procurement from the state from …

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Govt procures record 433.24 lakh tonne wheat in 2021-22
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt procures record 433.24 lakh tonne wheat in 2021-22

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday said it has set a record in wheat procurement at 433.24 lakh tonne so far in the ongoing 2021-22 rabi marketing season. In paddy procurement too, the government has procured a record 862.01 lakh tonne till July 4 of the 2020-21 kharif marketing season. Elaborating more, FCI Chairman and Managing Director Atish Chandra said 433.24 lakh …

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FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far
4 years, 2 months ago

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far

News 18  

Food Corporation of India and state procurement agencies have purchased 48.53 lakh tonnes of paddy till Monday at the minimum support price for over Rs 9,000 crore, the government said on Tuesday. “Food Corporation of India along with other govt agencies has, up to October 12, procured over 48.53 LMT paddy with a total MSP value of Rs 9,164.30 crore …

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