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6,000 quintals of foodgrain rot in Jharkhand
At a time when prices of essential commodities are spiralling, a whopping 6,000 quintals of foodgrain have been found rotting in a State Food Corporation (SFC) warehouse in Ranchi since 2006. The government said strict action will be taken against those found guilty."Around 5,000 quintals of wheat and 1,000 quintals of rice in the SFC godown in Ran...
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Poor starve as grain rots in Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court has rapped the government on rotting food grain, saying not a morsel should be wasted. But it will take some time before the message goes down to the ground, as food grain still rots as the poor go hungry.In Barabanki, one of the poor districts of Uttar Pradesh, foodgrain is rotting in a warehouse. Most bags of wheat here got soak...
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Not a single food grain should be wasted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that not a single food grain should be wasted. In a strongly-worded ruling, the apex court has told the government that foodgrains are rotting and if you can't do anything about it then distribute it among the poor. The court has also sought government's response on this.Meanwhile, as the government faces flak over le...
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After UP, now foodgrains rot in Maharashtra
After scores of wheat bags sent by Central government were found rotting for the last one week in Etawah, here's another shocking revelation of wheat rotting in the FCI godowns in the Gondia District of Maharashtra. Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Gondia has six godowns which have a capacity of 30,000 ton. Inside the godowns, 9,000 ton of rice i...
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Rotting food: Three FCI officials suspended
A day after NDTV highlighted the criminal waste of foodgrain at a time when millions are going hungry in the country, the Food Ministry has cracked down.Three officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been suspended after an inspection which found foodgrain rotting in FCI warehouses in Uttar Pradesh. The FCI is responsible for the procu...
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6,000 quintals of foodgrain rot in Jharkhand
At a time when prices of essential commodities are spiralling, a whopping 6,000 quintals of foodgrain have been found rotting in a State Food Corporation (SFC) warehouse in Ranchi since 2006. The government said strict action will be taken against those found guilty."Around 5,000 quintals of wheat and 1,000 quintals of rice in the SFC godown in Ran...
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Poor starve as grain rots in Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court has rapped the government on rotting food grain, saying not a morsel should be wasted. But it will take some time before the message goes down to the ground, as food grain still rots as the poor go hungry.In Barabanki, one of the poor districts of Uttar Pradesh, foodgrain is rotting in a warehouse. Most bags of wheat here got soak...
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Not a single food grain should be wasted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that not a single food grain should be wasted. In a strongly-worded ruling, the apex court has told the government that foodgrains are rotting and if you can't do anything about it then distribute it among the poor. The court has also sought government's response on this.Meanwhile, as the government faces flak over le...
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After UP, now foodgrains rot in Maharashtra
After scores of wheat bags sent by Central government were found rotting for the last one week in Etawah, here's another shocking revelation of wheat rotting in the FCI godowns in the Gondia District of Maharashtra. Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Gondia has six godowns which have a capacity of 30,000 ton. Inside the godowns, 9,000 ton of rice i...
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Rotting food: Three FCI officials suspended
A day after NDTV highlighted the criminal waste of foodgrain at a time when millions are going hungry in the country, the Food Ministry has cracked down.Three officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been suspended after an inspection which found foodgrain rotting in FCI warehouses in Uttar Pradesh. The FCI is responsible for the procu...
