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Sufficient food grain stocks in central pool to meet requirements: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement sa
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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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Paddy worth Rs 47,644 cr bought at MSP benefitting 13.5 lakh farmers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
For the Kharif crop of the current marketing season 2022-23, a quantity of 771 lakh tonne Paddy (518 lakh tonne in terms of Rice) has been estimated to be procured as against 759 LMT paddy (510 lakh tonne in terms of Rice) actually procured during 2021-22 (Kharif Crop).
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FCI to construct modern steel silos under Hub and Spokes model across coun
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has planned to construct 111.125 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) modern steel silos at 249 locations spread across 12 states under the Hub and Spoke model under the Public Private Partnership with a total investment of approximate
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Odisha govt approves food and procurement policy for Kharif Marketing Seas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Odisha Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved the food and procurement policy for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23, to regulate all aspects of paddy and rice procurement, as per a statement from the stat
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Indian fertilizer companies sign MoU with Canada's Canpotex for supplying
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): India's fertiliser companies on Wednesday signed an MOU with Canpotex, Canada, in a significant step towards ensuring long-term fertiliser availability for the farming community, said the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
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India exports 100 LMT sugar in 2021-22; 35 LMT sugar diverted to Ethanol
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): India exported 100 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of sugar and diverted 35 LMT to ethanol production during the 2021-22 sugar season, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
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Govt maintained onion buffer stock of 2.5 LMT in FY 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): With the aim to stabilize onion prices, the government maintained a buffer stock of 2.5 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) in financial year 2022-23, said Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply
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Ample time given to sugar exporters, millers to apply for obtaining Export
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Central Government gave ample time to sugar exporters and millers to submit their applications on National Single Window System (NSWS) with regard to the restriction on exports of sugar beyond 100 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT).
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Centre restricts sugar exports to 10 LMT from June 1 'to make prices of su
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The global shortage of sugar has triggered the demand, hence Indian government has taken a precautionary step by putting a cap on the export of sugar to 100 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), the idea behind the sugar export restriction is to make prices of sugar stab
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India restricts sugar exports from June 1 to curb domestic price rise
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday imposed restrictions on sugar exports up to 100 lakhs metric tonnes (LMT) from June 1, 2022, to maintain domestic availability and price stability during the sugar season 2021-22 (October-September).
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Centre allows Telangana to deposit 6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice wi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The central government has allowed Telangana to deposit 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Saturday.
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