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Centres sells 18.09 lakh ton of wheat in 13 e-auctions under OMSS to cool down pricesWheat is being sold through weekly e-auction at a reserve price of Rs 2,125 per quintal, which is at par with the current minimum support p...22 Sep, 2023, 04.22 PM IST- Sale of wheat, rice to states under OMSS stopped to maintain adequate buffer stocks, control pricesIndia has discontinued wheat and rice sales to states via Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) in an effort to control inflationary trends and ma...26 Jul, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
- Rice sale under OMSS sees lukewarm response; govt says open to tweak policyThe Centre on Monday said there has been a lukewarm response to the sale of rice to small traders under the open market sale scheme in the ...10 Jul, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
- Centre discontinues sale of rice, wheat under OMSS to state govts to check price riseThe Centre has discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to state governments,...14 Jun, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
- FCI sells 5.08 lakh tn wheat to bulk consumers in 3rd round of e-auctionIn the first two rounds, nearly 13 lakh tonnes of wheat have been sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to bulk users as part of st...22 Feb, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
- Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per quintal for bulk users to check pricesStates are allowed to purchase wheat from FCI for their own scheme at above proposed reserve prices without participating in e-auction, it ...17 Feb, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
- Govt slashes wheat reserve price to reduce flour priceTo reduce the price of wheat and atta, the Department of Food & PD, in consultation with Ministry of Finance on Friday decided that the res...10 Feb, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
- Next e-auction of FCI wheat under OMSS to bulk consumers to be held on Feb 15: GovtThe first sale of wheat through e-auction was held on February 1-2. About 9.2 lakh tonnes of wheat was sold from FCI depots in 23 states. T...04 Feb, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
- Kendriya Bhandar begins sale of wheat flour at lower rate of Rs 29.50/kg; Nafed, NCCF to start from Feb 6About 3 lakh tonne of wheat is being offered to these institutions without e-auction under the OMSS for converting the grain into atta and ...02 Feb, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
- Flour millers panic as wheat prices cross Rs 30/kg in DelhiThe industry is now afraid that they will be forced to pay high prices to procure wheat for a few more weeks.“Even if the OMSS policy is de...16 Jan, 2023, 10.31 PM IST
- Govt mulls offloading 15-20 lakh tons of wheat from FCI to contain prices in 2023Another source said there is a possibility of releasing wheat under the OMSS as the government is comfortable with the foodgrains' stock po...27 Dec, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
- Bread, biscuit prices to rise as companies wait for FCI wheatThe impact can be felt June onwards, when traditionally demand goes up due to re-opening of educational institutes and increase in snacking...09 May, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
- Govt revises OMSS policy; restores transportation charges: Food Secretary Sudhanshu PandeyUnder the OMSS policy, the government allows state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) to sell foodgrains, especially wheat and rice, at pr...05 Mar, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
- No proposal to extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Nov 30: Food SecretaryInitially, the additional free benefit under the PMGKAY was provided for a period of three months (April-June 2020) to ameliorate distress ...05 Nov, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
- Wheat, rice prices showing declining trend: GovernmentThe wholesale price of rice also fell 2.17 per cent to Rs 3,030.6 per quintal from Rs 3,097.88 per quintal in the said period, it added. In...20 Aug, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
- Grain stocks pile up at FCI on slipupHas the food ministry been misleading over changes to its subsidised grain sale in the open market, resulting in massive excess stocks stil...27 Aug, 2010, 04.40 AM IST
- FCI godowns bursting at seams on weak offtakeFCI and other state-run procurement agencies face severe storage strains with the approaching rabi season expected to inflate the already-t...09 Jan, 2010, 05.30 AM IST
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