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Food security bill likely to push up grain procurement [1]

New Delhi Grain procurement by the government could see a quantum jump in coming years if the proposed Food Security Bill, which assures distribution of subsidised grain to large section of population, is enacted.

Food minister KV Thomas on Wednesday said the annual foodgrain procurement could reach more than 60 million tonne from the current level of 40 million tonne.

Correspondingly, the g

Publication Date: 
30/06/2011
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
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Food Security [3], Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies [4], Food Prices [5], Food Storage [6], National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) [7], Wheat [8], Rice [9]

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