India faces rising fertilizer costs, prompting a review of its subsidy system. Global supply chain issues and war have doubled procurement ...

Briefing the MPs on the status of the SYL case, the Chief Minister asked the MPs to push for amendment to Proviso of Section 12 of the Inte...

Many truck unions in Punjab are opposed to the state government's fiscal austerity measures; their boycotts threaten to disrupt wheat procu...

Punjab is likely to surpass 115 lakh tonnes of wheat compared to the last season's procurement figure of 104.44 lakh tonnes.

Punjab on Friday released Rs 2,612.50 crore to pay for wheat procured during the current rabi marketing season, offering relief to farmers ...

State procurement agencies are struggling to lift wheat from the mandis in Punjab and Haryana due to shortage of transport and labour follo...

Officials said Paswan will be in Chandigarh on Monday and is scheduled to meet Punjab food minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and FCI offic...

Already bearing the brunt of freak weather, farmers are also being forced to sell their crop below MSP rate of Rs 1,450 a quintal at a few ...

With wheat crop starting to arrive in the mandis of Punjab, a team from the Centre is expected to visit the state to evaluate the grain and...

SAD-BJP led Punjab government had introduced its 'ambitious' scheme in March 2007, aimed at providing food grains at subsidised rates.

FCI procurement should focus on eastern belt, where farmers could not get minimum support price of their crops.

Punjab contributes more than 210 lakh metric tonnes of food grains to the central kitty, feeding a population of 35 crore people.

Food grain producing states Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 176 lakh tonnes of wheat, officials from both states said.

As on March 1, FCI is holding 62.8 million tonnes of food grain including 27.10 million tones wheat and 35.77 million tonnes rice.

HDFC bank today joined hands with Punjab Grains Procurement Corporation to facilitate payment to its commission agents spread over 350 mand...

A fortnight to go for the paddy procurement to begin in Punjab and Haryana the FCI and other state agencies are gearing up to purchase padd...

Procurement agencies in Punjab may not be able to achieve the set target of 90 lakh tonne of wheat during this Rabi season due to hoarding,...