
New Delhi: The government in a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to free sugar exports by removing quantitative restrictions in order to expedite shipments of the sweetener. This came after Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar shot off an angry letter terming the UPA's policy on agriculture exports 'ambivalent' and 'against the interest of the farming community'. Importantly, Pawar had termed the Food Ministry's...

06:59 AM, May 03, 2012

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday decided to free sugar exports by removing quantitative restrictions in order to expedite shipments of sweetener and also scrapped the minimum export price (MEP) on onion. The government also decided to constitute a committee, headed by Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan, for formulating policy on how to handle surplus foodgrains in government godowns. These decision were taken at a high...

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