Tag: 60 lakh metric tons of rice

Bhupesh Baghel will leave for Delhi in a special flight at 1 pm today, accompanied by Agriculture Minister Ravindra Chaubey and Food Minister Amarjeet Bhagat. The Chief Minister will meet Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal in Delhi.
During this time, increasing the quota of Chhattisgarh in FCI, they will demand 60 lakh metric tonnes of rice. Explain that the Central Government had given in-principle consent to purchase 60 lakh metric tonnes of rice for the year 2020-21, but till now only 24 lakh metric tonnes of rice has been allowed.
Similarly, in view of shortage of gunny bags, the Center had allowed the purchase of paddy from the old gunny bags, but now the central government is saying that the new gunny bags for custom milling. To resolve these issues, CM Baghel has already met the Union Food Minister twice, but no satisfactory response has been received from the Center. State ministers say that no solution will be found after meeting with the food minister, then they will call for a meeting with the Prime Minister and discuss it.