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MoS Home Reddy conducts review meeting with FCI, state-level banks in Hyde
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Sunday conducted a review meeting with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state-level banks.
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Extension of Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana historic step, will benefit poor: Ra
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has welcomed the announcement of extending the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November, saying it is a historic step and will benefit the poor people.
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Paswan reviews FCI's food grain distribution and procurement
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday chaired a review meeting with the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) Zonal Executive Directors and Regional General Managers on the distribution and procurement of
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CM KCR lauds farmers for their effort in making Telangana 'Rice Bowl' of I
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday lauded the farmers for making Telangana the number one state in providing food to the country and making it the Rice Bowl of the country. Notably, according to FCI, the state this year ha
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FCI issues about 160 lakh MT foodgrains to States, UTs during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has issued about 160 lakh MT foodgrains to states and Union Territories during the lockdown period under various schemes.
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State govt lift 62 lakhs tonnes of wheat, rice from FCI during lockdown: M
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday said that under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, State governments have lifted 62 lakhs tonnes of wheat and rice from Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the lockdown to combat COVID-19.
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FCI moves vessels to Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep islands to maintain
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has moved two vessels to Andaman and Nicobar islands and seven smaller vessels to Lakshadweep islands in a bid to ensure the availability of food grain supply in the remote areas amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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COVID-19 lockdown: FCI moved 158 train loads carrying about 4,42,000 MT fo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) moved 158 train loads carrying about 4,42,000 Metric Tonnes food grains during the 25 days of countrywide lockdown to North-Eastern states at double its normal average of about 80 train loads per month.
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Offloading surplus stock at high prices to NGOs is shocking, unethical: CP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Brinda Karat has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, objecting to offloading surplus stock at high prices.
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FCI releases over 22 lakh metric tonnes foodgrains to States/UTs: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has allocated over 22 lakh metric tonnes (MT) foodgrain to States and UTs till April 13.
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FCI receives over 3000 tonnes of wheat in Cuttack
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], April 11 (ANI): East Coast Railway supplied 3,364 tonnes of wheat to Food Corporation of India (FCI) here on Saturday.
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FCI ensures uninterrupted supply of wheat, rice to Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 11 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) is making all possible efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of food grains to Karnataka amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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