Agriculture

States Can Buy Fixed Quota Of Grains Directly From FCI Depots Without Bidding Under OMSS

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has apportioned a fixed share of 79,027 tons of wheat for eight states and 93,387 ton of rice for six states for this reason, an official explanation said. The designation has been made to meet any necessity far beyond the National Food Security Act and extra allotment under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, it said.