New Delhi/Jaipur, March 25 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a key meeting on Wednesday with Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at his office in the Parliament House complex, focusing on ensuring maximum procurement of the wheat crop in Rajasthan and safeguarding...
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Bhopal, March 24 – Madhya Pradesh's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Umang Singhar, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges faced by farmers in the state and demanding immediate action.Singhar urged the Chief Minister to set the wheat procurement...
New Delhi, March 24 The Centre is planning to propose to the Cabinet a plan to reduce the allocation of broken rice in grains distributed under the public distribution system from 25 per cent to 10 per cent, a move that would free approximately 90 lakh tonnes of broken rice annually for the...
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Lucknow, March 23 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by ₹160 per quintal for the current procurement season, along with an additional payment of ₹20 per quintal to farmers towards cleaning, sorting, and handling costs...
New Delhi, March 16 The Centre on Monday approved an increase in commission rates payable to Arhtiyas (local traders) and cooperative societies involved in the procurement of wheat and paddy. The rates for Arhtiyas in Punjab and Haryana will rise to Rs 50.75 per quintal for wheat, effective from...
New Delhi, March 13 The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has told the Central Information Commission (CIC) that no information is available at its headquarters regarding the orders for diverting food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS).The FCI said this while responding to a Right...
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New Delhi, March 11 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one of its own inspectors in Delhi in a bribery case, reaffirming the agency’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the CBI said Inspector Deepak Phalswal, posted in...
The Economic Offences Wing of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Rural Police has arrested the main accused in a fraud case involving over ₹10.11 crore, perpetrated in the name of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).The accused, Jinna Venkata Ramana Reddy, is alleged to have defrauded 'Randico...
New Delhi, March 7 The government has set the wheat procurement target at 30.3 million tonnes for the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS), according to an official statement.The target was finalized at a meeting of State Food Secretaries, chaired by the Secretary in the Department of Food and...
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Aizawl, March 3 A large shipment of rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) arrived at the Sairang Railway Station in Mizoram on Tuesday, officials said.The shipment, consisting of 42 railway wagons carrying approximately 25,900 quintals of rice from Punjab, will be stored in the newly...
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March 3, 2026, Aizawl: At 7:00 AM this morning, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Minister B. Lalchhanzova welcomed the arrival of a goods train carrying 25,901 quintals of rice in 42 wagons at Sairang Rail Station. Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena, in his capacity as the Chairman of...
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Chandigarh, Feb 27 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday dismissed the opposition's allegation of a ₹5,000-crore scam in paddy procurement, urging them to present any evidence before the Assembly instead of making unfounded claims.He targeted the opposition, stating that they have...
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply rice in support of global humanitarian operations aimed at combating hunger. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has announced that...
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New Delhi, February 18 State-owned FCI and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an initial agreement to supply rice to combat global hunger.According to an official statement on Wednesday, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of...
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