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Food Supply

22.32 lakh tonnes

Stock of pulses with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), yet, it could take weeks before the pulses actually start reaching people across India due to non-availability of workers to 'mill' the pulses and disruption in transportation services. GoI's promise of delivery of pulses through PDS unlikely to see fruition anytime soon.

Last Modified: 02-Apr-2020 10:32 PM

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Source The Wire | Kabir Agarwal