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      food corporation of india

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      Will address rice millers concerns in a swift manner: Ludhiana DC

      chandigarh news
      Updated on Oct 22, 2024 01:04 IST
      Ludhiana deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal highlighted that chief minister Bhagwant Mann has agreed to most of the requests raised by the rice millers and assured them that their issues and demands would be addressed swiftly. (HT Photo)

      AAP slams Centre for slow paddy lifting

      The AAP spokesperson urged farmers’ organisations not to stop the trains, as this could give the central government an excuse for the slow pace of lifting. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Oct 13, 2024 23:42 IST

      Rice millers call off strike after Punjab accedes to their demands

      Labourers load sacks of paddy on a truck at the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar on Saturday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Oct 6, 2024 01:22 IST

      Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy

      Labourers in Bhagtanwala grain market of Amritsar amid strike by commission agents (arhtiyas), labourers and millers, on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Oct 3, 2024 01:42 IST

      Centre assures early lifting of food grains Fixes ₹2,320 per quintal for grade ‘A’ paddy

      The Union government has given written assurance to create 40 lakh metric tonne (LMT) space by December 2024, while providing movement for 15 LMT by October end in response to the state government’s demand for enough space for delivery of rice during kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-25. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Published on Sep 28, 2024 17:29 IST

      Punjab government committed to smooth procurement ops: Mann

      The Centre has granted Punjab authorisation of cash credit limit of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>41,339.81 crore for procurement of paddy up to end-October 2024. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Sep 25, 2024 23:52 IST

      Punjab: Arhtiyas, labourers to strike work from October 1 over fee hike

      Vijay Kalra, who heads the Arhtiyas’ Association, says the dami (fee) given to arhtiyas must be fixed at 2.5% as was given in the past. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Sep 23, 2024 24:30 IST

      CM Mann flags space crunch for foodgrain, writes to Centre

      Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann (ANI file)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Sep 19, 2024 02:46 IST

      Centre tweaks FCI funding, helping it to go debt free

      Depending on disposal of cereal stocks and various other costs, the FCI provides finance ministry with its financial requirement every week, based on which funds are released. (Reuters)
      india news
      Updated on Jul 9, 2024 24:26 IST

      B’shahr grain black marketing: Senior officials under scanner

      The state government on Wednesday suspended several officials in connection with the fraud. (Pic for representation)
      lucknow news
      Updated on Jun 6, 2024 23:32 IST

      Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt

      Procurement refers to purchases of grains by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Centre’s main grain-handling agency, at federally determined floor prices (HT)
      india news
      Updated on May 1, 2024 24:00 IST

      State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga

      FCI, the central agency witnessed no direct procurement, putting the entire onus of procuring the grain on state agencies. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 29, 2024 04:00 IST

      A push for FCI modernisation

      FCI, a state-owned corporation through which 70% of federal food subsidies are routed, is critical for the country’s food security as it procures millions of tonnes of farm produce at federally fixed minimum support prices (HT File)
      editorials
      Published on Apr 22, 2024 17:29 IST

      FCI allows Punjab to use open plinths for wheat storage for the last time

      Labourers rest on sacks of wheat at Bhagtanwala Grain market in Amritsar (HT)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 30, 2024 02:58 IST

      Punjab rice millers to protest if AGA not adopted

      The rice millers called for 100% use of AGA and have also demanded the withdrawal of SOP. (Getty Images)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 21, 2024 03:32 IST

      Special CBI court convicts FCI officials in Bathinda for corruption

      The CBI had filed a chargesheet on November 28, 2008 against FCI officials and the rice mill owner after 26 samples did not meet the prescribed specifications during joint surprise checks conducted by the probe agency and the vigilance branch of FCI. (Shutterstock)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 21, 2024 03:28 IST

      Pune district collector reviews security at EVM strong room in Koregaon Park

      Dr Diwase also took details on CCTV, power supply, anti fire measures and maintenance and updation of official registers kept at the venue. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
      pune news
      Published on Feb 11, 2024 16:14 IST

      All that was trending in the food world in 1999

      Cosmopolitan Cocktail caught everyone’s attention worldwide
      htcity foodies
      Published on Feb 1, 2024 13:18 IST

      Eat with the eyes first: 25 food films to watch

      Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
      htcity foodies
      Published on Feb 1, 2024 13:09 IST

      FCI scam: CBI court frames charges against three

      CBI got information that FCI officers in conspiracy with rice millers were covering up shortages in stocks and were accepting low quality foodgrains, which were being transported to across the country. (Getty Images/Purestock)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 17, 2024 04:22 IST

      FCI employee found on-board Ludhiana-bound train

      The deceased had been suffering from a heart ailment for long. (HT File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 16, 2024 14:27 IST

      FCI overhaul a landmark, says food minister on its 60th anniversary

      Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday addressed the FCI event virtually (Twitter/ video screengrab)
      india news
      Published on Jan 14, 2024 09:57 IST

      FCI uses AI-based equipment to detect frauds, says official

      The agency now uses AI-based grain sorters to examine the quality of wheat and rice it buys from farmers, which ensures poor produce is automatically vetted, the official said (AP)
      india news
      Updated on Jan 13, 2024 19:06 IST

      Paddy procurement: Pungrain tops charts, FCI likely to miss purchase target again

      Labourers winnowing the grains at the grain market in Jalandhar. (ANI)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Nov 18, 2023 02:16 IST

      ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme hits roadblock; Congress, BJP spar over rice supply

      Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (right) and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai (left) (File Photo)
      bengaluru news
      Updated on Jun 15, 2023 11:52 IST

      Cereal stocks swell, wheat procurement crosses 24MT

      In 2022, the Centre’s wheat procurement had plunged to 18 million tonne (Representational image)
      india news
      Updated on May 8, 2023 18:34 IST

      Private buyers in Punjab unlikely to cross amount of wheat purchased in 2022

      In 2022, private players registered 6.35 lakh tonnes from the state. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 30, 2023 16:05 IST

      Maha-Metro yet to build FCI godown

      On the said land, Maha-Metro is building an interchange metro station for all metro corridors. In return, they are committed to building a similar facility and handing it over to the FCI. (HT PHOTO)
      pune news
      Updated on Apr 23, 2023 16:37 IST

      Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

      As per figures, government agencies have so far procured 58.59 lakh MT wheat from 408 mandis and procurement centres of the Haryana till date. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 22, 2023 17:24 IST

      Wheat arrival picks up in Punjab mandis

      Farmers use a combine harvester in a wheat field during harvesting season in Amritsar on Wednesday. (PTI)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Apr 12, 2023 19:56 IST
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