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Govt working towards 'one nation one ration card': Paswan
The food ministry will also create a central repository of all ration cards which will help in de-duplication.
Govt procures 55.17 lac tons of wheat so far this year
Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have contributed the most to wheat procurement so far, an official said.
FCI sells almost entire pulses stock of 2.98 lakh tonne
FCI is the central nodal agency that undertakes mainly the procurement and distribution of wheat and rice at the MSP.
Government asked to contain rising food subsidy bill
Food bill is estimated to be Rs 1,38,123 crore in 2018-19 against the actual expenditure of Rs 1,04,901 crore in 2017-18.
Wheat procurement surpasses govt's target by 6.25 pc to over 34 MT
The government fixed higher target of 32 MT for this year in view of record output.
Wheat at Rs 2 per kg, rice at Rs 3 to be provided till 2018
FCI guarantees hiring of the godown constructed by a private party for 10 years.
Centre mulls scrapping import duty on wheat
FCI's wheat procurement remained lower at 22.9 MT even during year as private traders were active.
78 schemes covered under DBT system so far: Govt
The government has decided to introduce DBT system for fertilizer subsidy payments.