Back in August, the Global Miller reported the launch of a USD$22 billion government welfare scheme set up to provide subsidised wheat to 1.2 billion people in New Delhi, India under the National Food Security Act.
Now, the state of Himachal Pradesh in Northern India has asked the government to provide wheat flour in place of wheat grain.
Speaking at the food ministers conference in New Delhi, GS Bali, food civil supplies minister said there were no grinding facilities for wheat grain in remote and rural areas of the state.
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| English: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) near Auvers-sur-Oise, France, June 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Hice of wheat grain under the National Food S
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Himachal Pradesh on
Monday asked the central government to provide wheat flour in place of
wheat grain under the National Food Security Act that will enable over
37 lakh people to get subsidised food grains in the state.
Speaking at food ministers' conference in New Delhi, Food Civil Supplies
Minister GS Bali said there were no grinding facilities in remote and
rural areas of the state and the people were demanding wheat flour in
place of wheat grain.
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Himachal Pradesh on
Monday asked the central government to provide wheat flour in place of
wheat grain under the National Food Security Act that will enable over
37 lakh people to get subsidised food grains in the state.
Speaking at food ministers' conference in New Delhi, Food Civil Supplies
Minister GS Bali said there were no grinding facilities in remote and
rural areas of the state and the people were demanding wheat flour in
place of wheat grain.Read more at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/food-subsidy-scheme-himachal-pradesh-demands-wheat-flour-not-grain/425564-3-254.html?utm_source=ref_article
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