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Establish grievance redressal mechanism for farmers in distress: Goyal

Piyush Goyal asked the Food Corporation of India to establish a grievance redressal mechanism so that the government can rapidly react to the farmers and farmer producer organisations in distress

Food subsidy in FY22 to be about Rs 4 trn vs BE of Rs 2.4 trn: Food secy

Under NFSA, the Centre gives highly subsidised food grains at Rs 1-3 per kg to over 810 million people through the public distribution system

Direct FCI to confirm rice procurement target from state: KCR to Modi

K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday wrote to PM Modi, urging the Centre to direct the FCI to confirm the target of rice procurement from the state during ensuing Rabi season, among others

Food Corporation at the crossroads as grain oversupply meets flat demand

Govt's food storekeeper is procuring twice the quantity national welfare schemes need. It is aware of the problem, and may soon find newer ways to dispose available stocks

Use of FCI rice for ethanol making only an interim measure: Centre

Will achieve 8-8.5 per cent blending with petrol this year, says food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey

What did FCI do differently this season to push wheat procurement?

Experts point to three major initiatives that led to a bumper purchase and laid the foundation for deeper and more structural reforms in the annual grain procurement process

Clean slate: Govt clears FCI's liabilities to National Small Savings Fund

The government made the cash infusion before the financial year 2020-21 ended, letting FCI begin FY22 on a clean slate in terms of unsecured loans

Gopal Rai making false claims on wheat procurement by FCI: Delhi BJP

The Delhi BJP on Friday accused Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai of making "false" statements on wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India, and challenged him to prove the charges or resign

Farmers in Punjab, Haryana 'gherao' Food Corporation of India offices

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Monday held protests outside Food Corporation of India (FCI) offices and raised various demands, including a legal guarantee for the minimum support price

All 20 FCI regional offices asked to implement vehicle tracking system

FCI has been asked to install a vehicle tracking system in all its 20 regional offices to track the trucks moving subsidised foodgrains

Recover wagon maintenance fee from Adani Agri Logistics, Rlys told

The maintenance of these wagons will be done by Indian Railways on payment under an agreement to be executed with AALL

Budget may help pare FCI dues, but risk of cost overrun remains

The Budget has allocated around Rs 4.22 trillion for food subsidy. Of this, FCI's share is around Rs 3.44 trillion

CBI searches 20 Food Corporation of India godowns in Punjab, Haryana

The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out searches at over 20 locations in Punjab and Haryana on the godowns of the FCI

How India's grain policies stoked Food Corporation of India's debt binge

In the past decade, FCI's expenses have risen as the guaranteed price for common rice has climbed by 73% and for wheat by 64%

Adani Group: We only manage grain silos for FCI and do not buy harvest

Farmer groups in their protests alleged that the agro reforms were brought to 'favour Ambani and Adani'

India's big food procurement programme is at the heart of farmers' protests

The Modi government and leaders of protesting farmers' unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the deadlock over the the new farm laws.

NCML to invest Rs 506 cr in grain silos in India, IFC to back the project

NCML will develop these grain silos at seven locations in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh under a 32-year concession agreement awarded by FCI

Punjab farm protest: Railways stares at loss, FCI at storage space crunch

So far, a total of 1,373 trains got cancelled and 230 rakes are held up outside Punjab.

Govt asks FCI to tie up with rice mills to boost supply of fortified rice

The government on Tuesday said state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been asked to tie up with rice mills for increasing supply of fortified rice via ration shops and other welfare schemes

FCI garners Rs 8,000 cr via issuance of bonds on private placement basis

State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Wednesday raised Rs 8,000 crore through issuance of bonds on private placement basis using BSE BOND platform.