date:May 20, 2016
The Centre has convened a meeting of state food ministers to be held in the national capital on Saturday. The daylong meeting will be aimed at enabling coordinated action, and containing prices of essential food items.
It will be chaired by minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution Ram Vilas Paswan and will be addressed by Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh and minister of state (independent charge) for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman. Senior officials of var