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Wheat procured at all-time high MSP value of Rs 81,196 crore during curren
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Wheat procured is at an all-time high with a minimum support price (MSP) value of Rs 81,196 crore during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Thursday.
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India Pulses and Grains Association urges Government to assuage fear of tr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for the pulses trade and industry in India, today held a press conference to draw the attention of the Government towards the effects on the trade following the instru
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Wheat procurement reaches all time high benefiting 44.12 lakh farmers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): While 12.70 per cent more wheat was procured in comparison to last year corresponding period, paddy procurement also reached at all time high level, surpassing previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
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406.76 LMT wheat procured against last year corresponding purchase of 360.
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday informed that the wheat procurement in the ongoing season has an all-time high of 406.76 LMT worth Rs 80,334 crore, in the ongoing season as of May 30, exceeding the previous record of 3
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17 pc more wheat procured this year than last year
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The government procured 17 per cent more wheat this season as compared to the corresponding purchase last year, said the Centre.
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Centre asks States/UTs to monitor prices of pulses on weekly basis, direct
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while requesting to monitor the prices of pulses on a weekly basis.
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Centre asks States/UTs to keep Fair Price Shops open for longer duration f
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): In view of ongoing lock-down in some states and Union Territories (UTs), the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued an advisory to all states/UTs to keep the Fair Price Shops o
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About 65 pc more wheat procured during current Rabi season
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday informed that about 65 per cent more wheat procured during the current Rabi marketing season (RMS) in comparison to the corresponding period last year.
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COVID-19: Govt permits import of 17 medical devices with declarations afte
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The central government on Thursday permitted the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations required under the Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before sale amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
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Rs 8,180 cr payment for wheat transferred directly into Punjab farmers' ac
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): For the first time, farmers of Punjab have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop to the Government of India. About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred directly into Punjab farmers' account, the
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Centre's nod to Punjab to re-schedule wheat procurement period
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Saturday informed that the Central Government has given a nod to Punjab to reschedule the wheat procurement period.
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Paddy procurement up by 16.56 per cent in kharif season
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Paddy procurement has touched 658.61 lakh tonne in kharif marketing season (KMS) with an increase of 16.56 per cent compared to the corresponding last year so far, informed Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution here on Wednesday.
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