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Agriculture Ministry's FY27 budget at Rs 1.4 lakh crore a five-fold jump from 2013-14 levelThe Modi government has five-folded the agriculture ministry budget to Rs 1.4 lakh crore for 2026-27. Over 3,000 climate-resistant crop var...- QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 statesThe Centre is expanding its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India foodgrain bags. This initiative will cover Andhra Pradesh, Tela...
- Chana prices climb over 9% in a monthChana prices are rising despite a strong harvest and large buffer stocks. Government procurement is a key driver, absorbing a significant p...
- Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
- Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
- Food Ministry signs pact with FCI; sets target for procurement, better management of subsidyThe Food Ministry and FCI have signed an agreement for fiscal year 2025-26, focusing on improving foodgrain management and subsidy optimiza...
- Is a state law hiking levy binding on central govt?States are keenly observing the Punjab-Centre conflict in the Supreme Court over state legislation raising fees for foodgrain procurement u...
- Government to save Rs 1,600 crore a year in foodgrain procurement post GSTOnly GST is being levied on procurement and not state taxes, resulting in 18% reduction in taxes on foodgrain procurement, Minister Ram Vil...
- Farmers will not lose if pvt players procure foodgrains: GovtPaswan said "we have rejected that. The question does not arise of this...There is nowhere any question about reducing it."
- Centre asks state governments to open more procurement centersFoodgrains' procurement is undertaken by the central nodal agency FCI as also state procurement agencies.
- States' views sought on uniform tax levy on wheat and rice"We have written to state govts to give their views on levying uniform taxes on wheat and rice procurement," a Food Ministry official said.
- Food Corporation of India asks for additional Rs 14,300 cr for rice procurementFood Corporation of India has sought an additional Rs 14,300 crore during this fiscal for rice procurement in the 2012-13 marketing season.
- Centre asks states to boost procurement for Food BillCentre has asked state govts to draw up an "action plan" to increase foodgrains procurement for successful implementation of proposed Food ...
- Foodgrain procurement to cross 50 mn tons: FCIAfter a record production, the foodgrain procurement this year too is set to touch a record of over 50 million tons on the back of an all-t...
- Railways to only load foodgrains procured by FCI, states: LaluTo ensure availability of foodgrains for the Public Distribution System, the Railways have decided not to load wheat procured by private en...
- Last year's wheat procurement level surpassed: FCIThe nodal foodgrain procurement agency Food Corporation of India has purchased 95.9 lakh tonnes of the foodgrain.
- NCDEX associate may tap FCI for paddy procurementNCMSL, an associate of NCDEX, has made a pitch to borrow from FCI for supporting its foodgrain procurement programme.
- CAG pulls up Centre for faulty grain procurementThe UPA government at the Centre has been pulled up for ’inefficient’ foodgrain procurement and excessive reimbursement on procurement inci...
- Foodgrain procurement policy on wayThe food ministry is paving the way to assert "Who’s Afraid of the Private Trade?", by putting in place a brand new, "fool-proof", food gra...
- Panel unlikely to set cap for FCI purchasesNEW DELHI: A proposal that a long-term timeframe for capping foodgrain procurement by FCI be outlined by the buffer stocking committee is s...
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