The Latest Breaking News from Food Corporation of India

Ethanol supplies top 987 crore litres by September, grain feedstocks lead: AIDA

By the end of September, India's cumulative ethanol receipts reached 987 crore litres in the current supply year. Grain-based feedstocks accounted for over 71 percent of total ethanol receipts during this period. Maize was the largest contributor, supplying 413 crore litres, while surplus rice contributed 222 crore litres. Sugar-based feedstocks…

The Economic Times · Oct 15

QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 states

The Centre is expanding its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India foodgrain bags. This initiative will cover Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha in the current marketing season. The system will digitally trace each grain bag from miller to beneficiary. This aims to enhance accountability within the Public Distribution…

The Economic Times · Jun 3

200 candidates handed over appointment letters

At Hyderabad's Rozgar Mela, 200 candidates from various departments received appointment letters from Union Minister Kishan Reddy. 84 from Postal Dept., 36 from State Level Bankers Committee, 25 from Central Board of Direct Taxes, 23 from Bharat Dynamic Limited, 11 from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 11 from Higher…

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2023

Ninety three lakh tonnes of paddy lying idle at rice mills

Refusal of Food Corporation of India to lift stocks

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2022

‘Legal action against misleading information about procurement of rice for Sri Lanka’

40,000 tonnes of rice and other essential commodities to be shipped to Sri Lanka, says Sakkarapani

The Hindu · May 7, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Early heat wave affected wheat production, says minister

LUCKNOW: The early heat wave has impacted the Rabi crop in the state this year with production of wheat taking a hit, Food Corporation of India officials informed Union minister of state for food and public distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti who was reviewing the status of wheat procurement in Lucknow…

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

Rice worth Rs 3,300 crore yet to be lifted from Telangana by FCI

HYDERABAD: The procurement status of 70 lakh metric tonnes of paddy ready for the current yasangi (rabi) season is in limbo due to a dispute between the state and central governments. But, that is not all. As a result of unsolved issues between the state and the Centre, the Food…

The Times of India · Mar 28, 2022

Centre to procure excess stocks of raw rice from Telangana: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: Union food minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday assured that the Centre will procure excess stocks of raw rice from Telangana as per the quality specified by the Food Corporation of India.

The Times of India · Mar 24, 2022

Two arrested in fake Railway/FCI recruitment racket

Jawaharnagar police arrested two persons who were allegedly involved in an inter-State racket of fake recruitment to Indian Railways, the Food Corporation of India and for money laundering violations. Police recovered ₹ 9 lakh cash, several documents including fake joining letters and other specimen copies.

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2022