Centre to decide on what to do with excess wheat in gowdowns

February 07, 2013 08:54

The government may discuss today steps to dispose wheat from FCI godowns to make room for new stock which is expected to arrive from April.

"The stock position is very good. In fact, there is too much stock. I think Cabinet is going to consider tomorrow ways to dispose certain wheat and make warehouses available for new crop," Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had told reporters on Wednesday.

The food ministry is planning ways to vacate warehouses to accommodate new wheat crop (which expected to arrive from April onwards), he said.

The storage problem may continue this year as well as total foodgrain production is expected to be minimum 250 million tonnes.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Meet Baldev Kumar from Punjab, first outsider to contest J-K LS polls

The abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 paved the way for outsiders to contest polls in the Union Territory.

IPL PIX: Rahul, de Kock power LSG to easy win over CSK

Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock hit fifties as LSG trounced CSK by eight wickets.

Phase 1 sees nearly 63% polling amid stray incidents of violence

"The voting percentage is likely to go upwards when reports from all polling stations are obtained as polling is scheduled till 6 pm in many constituencies. Final figures will be known on Saturday after the scrutiny of form 17A," the EC...

Manipur records 68% polling marred by violence, firing, booth capturing

At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency in Bishnupur district, armed men fired several rounds in the air near a polling booth prompting voters to flee, police said on Friday, adding additional security personnel were rushed to the spot...

Air India to soon have new crew management system

Air India will soon have a new crew management system that will help strengthen rostering rules and enable faster recovery from scheduled disruptions. In a message to the staff on Friday, Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said that...