Food Corporation Of India

Grain won't be left to rot, assures Thomas

Food Minister KV Thomas has ordered a probe into rotting wheat having been distributed in the Public Distribution System in Palwal, Haryana. On May 22, CNN-IBN's story showed how 80,000 sacks of wheat lay rotting and almost abandoned in Ghugera, Haryana. The report also said that rotting wheat had been distributed to BPL card holders systematically. Thomas told CNN IBN, "Nothing has been damaged, I assure you, and we are ...

Govt fails to stem grain rot in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: In Jabalpur, unseasonal rains have led to the damage of thousands of tonnes freshly procured wheat which were lying in the open. Procurement officials say that the wheat could not be stored because of lack of storage space. No one is willing to take accountability for the mess-up with the State government passing the buck blaming the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the damage. The Madhya Pradesh government ...