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More foodgrains for poor at BPL rates [1]

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: In the wake of the concern expressed by the Supreme Court at foodgrains rotting, the Union government on Thursday decided to release an additional 2.5 million tonnes of rice and wheat to the States for distribution to the poor under the Targeted Public Distribution System.

The grain will be sold at Below the Poverty Line (BPL) rates in the next six months.

It was a

Publication Date: 
03/09/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Policy [3], Food Supply [4], Poverty [5], Supreme Court [6], Food Storage [7], Ministry Of Agriculture [8]

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