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India's first consignment of humanitarian aid of 2,500 tonnes of wheat rea
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) [India], February 26 (ANI): The first consignment of humanitarian aid of 2,500 tonnes of wheat from India reached Afghanistan's Jalalabad through Pakistan on Saturday.
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Department of Food, Public Distribution develops roadmap for rollout of on
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has developed a roadmap to roll out Online Storage Management (OSM) in the country, which aims to put in place a single source of information for food grains stored in the country for the central pool through
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Centre planning to reduce import of edible oil by increasing production, a
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): With the aim of reducing the country's import dependency for edible oil, which is about 60 per cent of the total production presently, and in line with the 'Atma Nirbhar' campaign, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has recommended increasing the pro
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FCI adopts modern technology, scientific methods to improve outcomes, prov
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In a modernisation bid, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has improved its functioning and also incorporated scientific methods.
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Centre moving from traditional storage of food grains to steel silos to pr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In a bid to stop spoilage of food grains at storage facilities, the Central government is preparing to change the storage system and bring in stainless steel 'silos', informed Deputy General Manager (Lucknow, UP Region) of Food Corporation of India Jag P
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Will eradicate malnutrition by distributing fortified rice among poor: GM
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 22 (ANI): To eradicate the issue of malnutrition among people by 2024, fortified rice will be distributed to people through various schemes as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Mod from the Red Fort on Independence Day, General Manager (Region
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FCI records all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has recorded an all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT, recording an 11 per cent increase over last year's procurement, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on W
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Madhya Pradesh: CBI books FCI clerk in disproportionate assets case
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case of disproportionate assets against the Assistant Grade-I clerk of Food Corporation of India (FCI), Divisional Office, Bhopal following seizure of Rs 2,93,03,396 from his house during the searches
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CBI arrests 4, including FCI divisional managers in bribery case; recovers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): The anti-corruption wing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bhopal unit has arrested four persons including three managers of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe and recovered Rs 3.1 crore in ca
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PMGKAY: FCI supplies 48 LMT free food grains to states, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has supplied 48 LMT free food grains to to all 36 states and union territories (UTs) till May 24 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
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Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrests 2 FCI officials in bribery case
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested two Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials and a private person in connection with a bribery case in Sangrur district.
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36 states, UTs lifted 31.80 LMT food grains so far under PMGKAY
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): All 36 states and union territories combinedly lifted 31.80 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of food grains from Food Corporation of India depots till May 17 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
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