Tag: Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
Punjab paddy procurement in full swing, 50% harvesting completed
According to the ministry, about 90.69 LT of paddy arrived in mandis across Punjab...
Madras High Court Orders Private Mill Owners to Pay Rs 220 Cr to Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers
The Madras High Court ordered private mills to pay a due amount of rupees 220 crore...
Maharashtra sugarcane farmers demand share in ethanol earnings and increase in FRP
Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra have demanded a share in the earnings from ethanol...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports
The possibilities of resumption of wheat exports seem to be practically very bleak....
Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue
The controversy between the Centre and the Telangana Government on the paddy procurement...
Increase in recovery leads to additional profit of Rs 3,000 cr per annum for sugar mills even as there was freeze on SAP for farmers
In the three crushing seasons from 2018-19 to 2020-21, the sugar mills reaped a...
Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers
There is a strong disappointment amongst those who feel that the repeal of the three...
