Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Relax procurement norms for rain-hit crops, says Sonia

New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged the government to relax norms concerning moisture content of wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), saying farmers are facing “acute distress” due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms. In a letter to union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan, Gandhi said she had visited affected areas in various states and witnessed...
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