As food stocks reach record levels, the food ministry has decided to move grains faster from producing to non-producing states, make additional allocation under various social welfare schemes and create more storage space.
Total stocks of grains (wheat and rice) in the central pool as on May 1 was estimated to be 59.13 million tonnes, of which wheat comprised 31.37 million tonnes and rice 27.76
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/food-ministry-steps-measures-clear-stock
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjeeb-mukherjee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-storage
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-distribution-system-pds
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
