The food ministry will also create a central repository of all ration cards which will help in de-duplication.
28 Jun 2019 9:27 AM
Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have contributed the most to wheat procurement so far, an official said.
24 Apr 2019 6:03 PM
FCI is the central nodal agency that undertakes mainly the procurement and distribution of wheat and rice at the MSP.
11 Mar 2019 5:27 PM
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.
07 Aug 2018 9:16 AM
The government fixed higher target of 32 MT for this year in view of record output.
28 May 2018 3:16 PM
FCI guarantees hiring of the godown constructed by a private party for 10 years.
01 Aug 2017 1:47 PM
FCI's wheat procurement remained lower at 22.9 MT even during year as private traders were active.
07 Dec 2016 3:20 PM
The government has decided to introduce DBT system for fertilizer subsidy payments.
29 Nov 2016 6:08 PM