food corporation of india
Government may provide subsidised sugar to more families; mulls extra grains
The proposal is to extend one kg sugar supplies to additional 16.29 crore beneficiary families, would cost Rs 4,727 crore.
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.
Paswan rules out possibility of import of the grain
1.7 million tonnes of wheat have been exported and more shipments are expected at zero Customs duty.
India imports 17.2 lakh tonnes of wheat this year
Additional 6-7 lakh tonnes of wheat shipments are expected to arrive in the coming months of the 2015-16 crop year.
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