The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday stated that the Center expects the procurement determine of Kharif crop rice to succeed in 518 lakh metric tonnes throughout the upcoming Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23.
The estimated amount of rice procurement can be barely increased than the precise procurement of 509.82 LMT over the last KMS 2021-22 (Kharif Crop).
The ministry introduced the estimated procurement determine after a gathering of state meals secretaries held on Tuesday underneath the chairmanship of Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. Officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) additionally attended the assembly. The assembly was convened to debate the procurement preparations for the Kharif crop after Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23.
“The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary/Secretary (Food) or representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan,” the Food Ministry stated in an announcement. , Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. The assembly was attended by the Chairman and Managing Director of FCI and FCI, Food and Public Distribution Department, India Meteorological Department and Agriculture and Farmers Other officers of the welfare division additionally participated.
“The quantity of rice is estimated to be 518 LMT for procurement during the upcoming KMS 2022-23 (Kharif Crop), while 509.82 LMT was actually procured during the previous KMS 2021-22 (Kharif Crop).”
During the assembly, associated to adoption of mechanized procurement operations, borrowing at low rate of interest, discount in value of procurement operations, adoption of progressive methods and high quality management mechanism, promotion of millets, on-line settlement of bagasse necessities, meals subsidy claims Issues and so on. have been mentioned and it was recommended that such improvements must be inspired,” the assertion stated.
According to the assertion, Pandey instructed the assembly that focus must be on procurement of millets not solely due to the International Year of Millet-2023, but additionally due to local weather change.
“Climate change is adversely affecting wheat and rice and has resulted in discount of their manufacturing. A amount of 13.70 LMT of coarse cereals ‘Super Food’ has been proposed for procurement by the states throughout the upcoming KMS 2022-23, whereas the precise procurement is 6.30 LMT, the assertion stated.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
