The state government would distribute 70,000 metric tons of potato, lying in cold storages in five districts, free of cost for mid-day meal and ICDS, finance minister Mr Asim Dasgupta announced today, admitting that the state exchequer had to drain off Rs 60 crore to

PHULBANI: Farmers in Phulbani district are having a harrowing time in the absence of adequate godowns and cold storage to preserve agricultural produce.

The only cold storage in G. Udaygiri is in a dilapidated state and the few godowns available fail to serve the purpose, as farmers are forced to sell their produce for less.

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BJP Accuses UPA Govt Of Creating Food Inflation

Jaipur: There seems to be a deeper conspiracy behind the rotting foodgrains in FCI godowns across the country than meets the eye.
According to BJP national secretary Kirit Somaiya, the Congress-led UPA government was deliberately allowing the foodgrains to rot so as to benefit foreign institutional investors (FIIs), commodity traders and liqu

CHANDIGARH: Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Kirit Somaiya said on Sunday that in spite of reprimand by the Supreme Court, the Centre seems little concerned about Rs.58,000 crore worth food grains rotting in various godowns.

He was speaking to media persons after inaugurating an exhibition on

Devika Banerji
Blame stubborn procurement policy as the root of all evil

With the government sitting on heaps of foodgrain and with an acute shortage of quality storage facilities, analysts, some within the government, suggest exporting foodgrain and reviewing procurement policy.
The suggestion is gaining ground among advisors and experts, given the current global situation, where wheat pric

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai September 28, 2010, 0:58 IST

Begins using TCS software for daily update of grain movement.

Changing a 46-year-old system, the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the public sector grain procurement agency, has decided to go online to make operations more transparent.