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Punjab: Arhtiyas, labourers to strike work from October 1 over fee hike
The Anaj Mandi Mazdoor Union has about 9 to 10 lakh labourers who work in 1,836 mandis of the state. The union has said that the charges for unloading, weighing and cleaning given to labourers have been too less for the past many years and demanded a one-time increase of 25%.
Updated on Sep 23, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
CM Mann flags space crunch for foodgrain, writes to Centre
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday sought personal intervention of the Union food and civil supplies minister for directing the Food Corporation of India to create sufficient space for delivery of rice so that procurement of paddy/rice in the kharif marketing season of 2024-25 is carried out seamlessly in the state.
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 08:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh:
Centre tweaks FCI funding, helping it to go debt free
FCI has long been resorting to external borrowings to maintain food reserves, fund its purchases of grains from farmers and redistribute them to 800 million beneficiaries free of cost
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 05:56 AM IST
B’shahr grain black marketing: Senior officials under scanner
A senior government official said the state authorities had ordered probe into the role of other officers responsible for the black marketing . He said such a big fraud of black-marketing of 3000 quintals food grains could not be take place without the connivance of district level officials or perhaps it was sheer negligence on their part .
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt
Sufficient procurement is critical this year to help India, also the world’s second biggest wheat consumer, replenish depleted stocks, which have hit a 16-year-low
Updated on May 01, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
