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Food Corporation of India
The Nodal Agency in Food Management is Food Corporation of India, which is responsible to procure, store and distribute the foodgrains. FCI is a statutory body established via Food Corporation Act 1964 to meet the following objectives of the Food Policy: Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers. Distribution of food ..
5-point Reform agenda for FCI
On the 58th Foundation Day of Food Corporation of India (FCI), the food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal released a “5-point reform agenda for FCI”. It is also called “5 Sutras”. The agenda aims to improve FCI and its progress. What are the five points? To change the public perception of FCI. Currently the public see ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: CCTV • Child Malnutrition • Farmer Producer Organisation • Food Corporation of India • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Global Hunger Index • Global Hunger Index 2021 • Grievance Redressal Mechanism • malnutrition • Paddy • Piyush Goyal • public distribution system (PDS)
Fortification of Rice Scheme to be implemented in 15 states
As of November 3, 2020, around 15 State Governments have identified districts to implement the Fortification of Rice Scheme. The State Governments have identified the districts where the scheme is to be implemented and have notified the same to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Key Highlights The Department of Food and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: aspirational districts • Biofortification • Food Corporation of India • Food fortification • fortified rice • National Food Security Act • Public Distribution System • Rice
Kerala: First State to fix MSP for vegetables
Kerala became the first Indian state to fix Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture items. It consists of vegetables, fruits and tubers. The scheme is to support farmers and increase agriculture sector. What is the plan? Sixteen different varieties of vegetables will be covered in the first phase. There is also a condition to revise ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Agriculture in Kerala • Chhattisgarh • farmer welfare • Food Corporation of India • Kharif Crops • Minimum Support Price • Vegetables
Tribal Affairs Minister launched Tertiary processing centres under ‘TRIFOOD’ project
Two new tertiary processing centers have been launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Maharashtra and Chattisgarh with the aim of increasing the value addition to the non-timber forest products collected by tribal forest gatherers. Key Highlights The Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda launched the centers virtually under the “TRIFOOD” project, that ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Arjun Munda • Food Corporation of India • FSSAI • Ministry of Tribal Affairs • TRIFED
Food Corporation of India sets record: Movement of 1.93 lakh tonnes of grains in one day
The Food Corporation has made sure that there is no disruption in the supply of essential goods to the citizens since the lock down. Abiding to its determined goal of serving the citizens, the FCI has set a new record. It has moved about 1.93 lakh tonnes of food grains in a single day on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: e-auction • Food Corporation of India • Foodgrain production • Foodgrains • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • public distribution system (PDS) • Public Procurement • Rice • Wheat