Food Corporation Of India

Russian invasion's multi-dimensional impact, and India's meek acceptance of the damage done to its economy

The impact of Saturday's excise duty cuts will be Rs 1 trillion for a year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said

For international wheat markets, India's sales are helping offset a supply shortfall resulting from Ukraine-driven disruptions in Black Sea region, crop cuts in Canada, quality downgrades in Australia

Wheat growers in Punjab have reported drop in crop yield and shrivelled grains because of the early onset of heat wave

'This release of food subsidy is about 140% of the food subsidy released during 2020-21 and about 267 per cent of the food subsidy released during 2019-20,' an official statement said

According to an official statement later, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies have procured 88.65 metric tonnes of fortified rice for supply and distribution

The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Legislature on March 21 to chalk out the strategy in this regard

A crucial safety net, the food subsidy is used to protect farmers against low market prices and provide consumers with affordable food grains through the public distribution system (PDS)

The government on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that the Food Corporation of India is operating a total of 2,199 warehouses, owned, or hired, across India.

Piyush Goyal asked the Food Corporation of India to establish a grievance redressal mechanism so that the government can rapidly react to the farmers and farmer producer organisations in distress

Under NFSA, the Centre gives highly subsidised food grains at Rs 1-3 per kg to over 810 million people through the public distribution system

K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday wrote to PM Modi, urging the Centre to direct the FCI to confirm the target of rice procurement from the state during ensuing Rabi season, among others

Govt's food storekeeper is procuring twice the quantity national welfare schemes need. It is aware of the problem, and may soon find newer ways to dispose available stocks

Will achieve 8-8.5 per cent blending with petrol this year, says food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey

Experts point to three major initiatives that led to a bumper purchase and laid the foundation for deeper and more structural reforms in the annual grain procurement process

The government made the cash infusion before the financial year 2020-21 ended, letting FCI begin FY22 on a clean slate in terms of unsecured loans

The Delhi BJP on Friday accused Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai of making "false" statements on wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India, and challenged him to prove the charges or resign

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Monday held protests outside Food Corporation of India (FCI) offices and raised various demands, including a legal guarantee for the minimum support price

FCI has been asked to install a vehicle tracking system in all its 20 regional offices to track the trucks moving subsidised foodgrains

The maintenance of these wagons will be done by Indian Railways on payment under an agreement to be executed with AALL