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FCI harassing farmers at Narela Mandi, No counter for procurement of wheat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Delhi Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai said that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is harassing farmers as not a single counter has been set up for the procurement of wheat crop at the wholesale grain market in Narela.
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3 wheat procurement centres opened in Delhi, 158 quintals purchased this s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): With three centers opened in Delhi for the procurement of wheat, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has purchased 158 quintals of wheat from farmers this season, informed Sudhir Kumar, General Manager of the FCI, Delhi Region on Friday.
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Bangladesh govt approves proposal to import 150,000 tons of rice from Indi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 10 (ANI): Bangladesh government has approved a proposal to procure 150,000 tons of rice under the direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
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Centre assures Chhattisgarh CM of reimbursing pending food subsidies worth
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal has assured Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of reimbursing pending food subsidies worth Rs 4,832 crores
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Chhattisgarh CM meets Piyush Goel to demand increase of paddy procurement
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday met Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and demanded the increase in the permitted amount of 24 lakh metric tonnes of rice that can be procured under the central pool i
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Chhattisgarh CM urges Centre to increase rice procurement limit to 40 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 30 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to increase the rice procurement limit from 24 lakh metric tons to 40 lakh metric tons for the Kharif marketing year 2020-21 under the ce
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to Centre, seeks procurement of rice by FCI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 28 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal and urged him to give permission as per the 'in-principle approval' for procurement of 26 lakh metric
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Adjournment motion notice in LS over public procurement process amid Agri
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday gave an Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the apprehension on public procurement process carried out by the Food Corporation of India in the wake of Agriculture Reform Bills.
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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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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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Wheat procurement by govt agencies surpasses last year's figures
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Procurement of wheat by government agencies surpassed last year's figure of 341.31 lakh tonnes to touch 341.56 lakh tonnes on May 24, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Monday.
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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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