Govt targets wheat hoarders, halves stock limits again
[ad_1] The limit for traders and wholesalers has been squeezed to 500 tonnes of wheat, from 1,000 tonnes earlier, the government said in a statement on Thursday. “Officials of Central…
FCI overhaul a landmark, says food minister on its 60th anniversary
[ad_1] India’s self-sufficiency in food, which ensures no citizen in the world’s most populous country sleeps hungry, is one of the “greatest achievements in human history”, Union minister of food,…
500,000 tonnes of Bharat Chawal at ₹24/kg to be released to control prices
[ad_1] As part of the Centre’s efforts to tame food inflation, the Union government may allocate 500,000 tonnes of rice to the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED),…
Centre to buy wheat after slack procurement by states
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Union government is planning to procure more wheat in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the next 2024-25 rabi season after significantly lower Central purchases of the…