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Govt’s food distribution, stock targets off track

The public food distribution target for the current fiscal is very likely to be left unmet while the possibility is also very slim of building a 10 lakh tonne government food bank in the coming boro season.

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A food ministry report says the government had a target of distributing 21.90 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat in the current fiscal through its various safety net programmes and open market sales amid high prices of food items on the market.

The CPD researcher suggested the government to form a special committee which would deal with import of rice and expedite the process. “There are chances that prices of rice on the international market will fall slightly in the next few months, the government should make a special drive to buy rice then, involving the special committee,” he added.

Deb also asked the government to include potato in the public food distribution programmes to reduce pressure on rice.

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