Tag: foodgrains
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₹69,000 crore vanishes in grain leakages: Where is India’s free ration going?
A staggering 28% of grains supplied through India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) never reach their intended beneficiaries and the economic loss to the exchequer is…
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Wheat Prices: Govt to sell wheat and rice in open market to control prices
Amidst the rising retail prices of staples, the government will sell 4 lakh tonnes of wheat and 5 lakh tonnes of rice from buffer stock…
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Summer crop area marginally down YoY
The sowing of summer crops is marginally down at 69.20 lakh hectares this year against 70.30 lakh hectares a year ago, according to the latest…