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India's foodgrain production rises by 106 lakh tonnes in FY25, hits 1,663.
Updated : 1 year ago IST
India's total foodgrain production in the financial year 2024-25 increased by over 106 lakh tonnes, reaching 1,663.91 lakh tonnes, up from the previous year's output, said Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday
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India sends 425 MT of foograins, edible items for Suriname's Social Welfar
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
India on Saturday sent the first consignment of about 425 MT of foodgrains and other edible items to Suriname for its Social Welfare Programme.
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Centre imposes stock limit on wheat until 31 March 2025 in all States, UTs
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Central government on Monday imposed a stock limit on wheat until 31st March 2025 across all States and Union Territories. The government has taken this step to ensure the food security and curb the hoarding of Wheat in the country.
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Total foodgrain production in India estimated to have declined in 2023-24
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Total foodgrain production in India is estimated at 3,288.52 lakh tonne in 2023-24, which is slightly lower than foodgrain production of 2022-23, as per third advance estimates of production released by agriculture ministry on Tuesday.
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PDS foodgrain scam: Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 4.06 crore assets
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
ED's Nagpur unit attached the assets on May 30 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
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Over 80-cr people getting free foodgrains benefits under Pradhan Mantri Ga
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Sharing state-wise data of PMGKAY, Minister of State for Rural Development and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said a total of 8,049.94 lakh people are getting benefits of PMGKAY as of January 31, 2024.
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Foodgrain scams occurred in Uttar Pradesh prior to 2017: CM Yogi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted on Friday that prior to 2017, the state witnessed a 'food grain scam', where the underprivileged were deprived of their essential food supplies in various districts.
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Government approves 100 per cent packaging of food grains in jute bags
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2023 -24 on Friday. The Mandatory packaging norms approved for Jute Year 2023-24 provide for 100% reservation of the food
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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves jute packaging norms for fo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Mandatory packaging norms approved for Jute Year 2023-24 provide for 100 per cent reservation of the foodgrains and 20 per cent of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags.
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“Serving 56 delicacies on gold plate to foreign delegates while…”: Akhiles
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Serve fifty-six bhog in a gold plate to foreign guests… and crores of people in the country are dependent on just five kilos of food grains!" read a rough translation of the Samajwadi Party chief's post on 'X'.
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ED raids former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, aides in foodgrain sc
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to sources, the action is said to be conducted in connection with the foodgrain scam of Punjab that took place during Ashu's tenure as the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister.
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UP: Old ration shops to be shifted from narrow streets to accessible locat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Under the single-stage system of doorstep delivery of food grains, it is important for the vehicles carrying food grains to reach the fair-price shops easily. However, because of its location on narrow streets, both people and foodgrains vehicles find it difficult to reach fair-price shops.
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