INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Government has procured record wheat during the current Rabi marketing seasonThe Government has procured 433 lakh metric tonnes of wheat
during the current Rabi marketing season of 2021-22, which is a record, surpassing the previous season's procurement of 389 lakh metric
tonnes.Secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey told media persons on Monday that states like Punjab,
more than Rs 84,000 crore have been paid to farmers through these procurements.In the Kharif marketing season 2020-21, the Centre has
procured over 862 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, which too is a record, surpassing 770 lakh metric tonnes of last year.While briefing media
while the remaining states are expected to enable the scheme in near future.He further said that an average 1.5 crore monthly portability
transactions are being recorded under the scheme.While answering a question on deletion of bogus ration cards by states, Mr Pandey said that
the deletion and addition of ration cards is the states' prerogative and many states are doing good work by weeding out bogus ration card
holders from the list of National Food Security Act beneficiaries.He said that this will ensure that entitled beneficiaries get the benefit
suggestions received from states, for common list of factors for inclusion and exclusion of ration card beneficiaries.
