FCI warns govt of foodgrain rotting
India could see unprecedented levels of foodgrain rotting this year in government godowns unless the central government increases the amount of grains it distributes to the poor through PDS across the country, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has warned in an internal note, which was accessed by TOI. The total stocks across the country in the central pool are expected to be an all-time record of 750.17 lakh tonnes in June 2012 - almost one lakh tonne more than last year.
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