The Hindu Business Line : Govt to release 1 lt more wheat

In order to keep the wheat prices in control, the Government has decided that the Food Corporation of India would release one lakh tonnes of wheat under the open market sale scheme as the first instalment in March 2006, said an official release.

While10,000 tonnes of wheat would be released each for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu Maharashtra; 5,000 tonnes each for Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, J&K, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat; 4,000 tonnes for Uttaranchal; and 3,000 tonnes each for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, it added.

More Stories on : Wheat | Agricultural Policy

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Commodity bourses welcome Budget

AWB wins wheat tender

Govt to release 1 lt more wheat

SEAI hails duty sops

`Rubber industry left out'

Rubber remains steady

Upasi welcomes tea fund

Goodricke net rises on higher sales

India to turn major metals consumer

Vegoil base import price hiked

Duty hike on vanaspati cheered

Cashew industry welcomes proposals

Global pepper prices remained low despite drop in output

Cardamom up on buying support