date:Feb 20, 2013
availability of adequate packaging material in advance.
Wheat procurement during RMS 2012-13 was 381.48 Lakh MTs, all time high record procurement. In view of estimated all time high record procurement during 2013-14, Union Food Secretary requested FCI and State procurement agencies to take advance action to open adequate purchase centers with sufficient manpower.
FCI was directed to computerise information about Number and locations of centres of agencies. All states were asked to setup a co