Tag: Department of Food and Public Distribution
Wheat stock limit tightened for wholesalers, big chain retailers, processors
In a bid to curb hoarding and price rises, the Centre has tightened wheat stock...
Cut down non-basmati rice price immediately: Govt to rice industry
The Centre has directed Rice Industry Associations to slash the retail price of...
Centre sells 18.09 LMT wheat in 13 e-auctions under OMSS
As a part of the Centre's initiative for market intervention to control the retail...
Govt mulls import duty cut to stem wheat price rise
To contain the rise in prices of wheat, the government is considering all options,...
Wheat price up by Rs 300 a quintal since stock limit order
Price of wheat has increased by Rs 250-300 per quintal since stock limit was imposed...
11.88 lakh tonne wheat offered in 5th auction by FCI but sold 5.39 lakh tonne
As a part of Govenment of India initiative for market intervention to control the...
Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat
The government has further reduced the reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per...
FCI sells 3.85 lakh tonnes wheat in open mkt via e auction
The state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold 3.85 lakh tonnes of wheat...
Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale
Prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have come down by about Rs 5 per...
FCI sells 9.2 LMT wheat in two days of e-auction
Food Corporation of India has sold over nine lakh tonnes of wheat in two days of...
Wheat weaving a story of farmers shrugging MSP, putting Govt in tight spot
The government seems to be desperate for a drop in wheat prices and expects that...
Govt approves proposal for sale of 30 LT of wheat under OMS Scheme to contain wheat and atta prices
Offloading of 30 LT wheat in the market through OMSS (D) scheme within a span of...
FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal
Food Minister Piyush Goyal has warned that those involved in corrupt practices in...
How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?
On Friday morning, the Food Ministry said that as paddy had been sown in an area...
Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes
The entire cost of rice fortification will be around Rs 2,700 crore per annum. This...
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production
Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...
