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Government Introduces 'Bharat Rice' At Rs 29/kg To Alleviate Consumer Burden

Retail prices of rice are yet to be under control despite restrictions on exports and bumper production in 2023-24. 

Feb 06, 2024, 19:16 PM IST

Rs 40 Per Kg: Modi Govt Moves To Further Bring Down Tomato Prices; Check Where To Buy

The Consumer Affairs Ministry on Friday announced the decision, saying that till date more than 15 lakh kg of tomatoes have been procured by NAFED and NCCF since July 14. 

Aug 19, 2023, 07:25 AM IST

Govt To Sell Tomatoes At Rs 50 Per Kg From Tomorrow In Several Locations Including Delhi-NCR

In addition, NCCF is also continuously doing retail sale of tomato through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform.

Aug 14, 2023, 19:33 PM IST

Tomatoes To Be Sold At Rs 70 Per Kg On Weekends In Delhi, Announces FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said tomatoes are being procured from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and distributed in Delhi-NCR, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and other cooperative societies.

Aug 10, 2023, 17:11 PM IST

Tomato Fever Sweeps The Market: Prices Soar Upto Rs 250/Kg, THESE Locations Offer At Just Rs 90/kg Because...

National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) are selling tomatoes on behalf of the Centre through mobile vans.

Jul 16, 2023, 09:37 AM IST

Amid Spiralling Tomato Prices, Centre Makes THIS Plan To Help Common Man

Centre has directed the NAFED, NCCF to procure tomatoes from AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra for distribution in key consuming centres.

Jul 12, 2023, 16:19 PM IST

NAFED to distribute about 5.88 LMT pulses to about 20 crore NFSA households

The millers are selected on the basis of Out Turn Ratio (OTR) bids by NAFED through online auctions.

Apr 25, 2020, 19:58 PM IST

Maharashtra govt to make provision of Rs 1,000 crore to procure tur

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the government will make a provision of Rs 1,000 crore to procure tur that has reached the NAFED centres by April 22.

 

Apr 25, 2017, 17:33 PM IST

Government agencies to buy pulses directly from farmers

The government Thursday directed procurement agencies, including NAFED, to buy tur, urad and moong directly from farmers in all producing states for creating buffer stock to supply lentils at cheaper rates and ensuring support price for growers.

Sep 08, 2016, 18:26 PM IST

Govt procures 1.11 lakh tonne of pulses to cool retail prices

New Delhi: The government has procured 1.11 lakh tonnes of pulses so far from farmers for creating buffer stock and also contracted to import 38,500 tonnes as part of its effort to control the retail prices.

Jun 07, 2016, 16:16 PM IST

Agriculture Minister proposes pulses buffer stock of 3.5 lac ton this year

Indian government is planning to create a buffer stock of 3.5 lakh tonnes of pulses during the current 2015-16 crop year through domestic purchase or imports to check high pulses prices.

Nov 01, 2015, 11:18 AM IST

Cabinet approves reimbursement to 4 government agencies for import of pulses

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared reimbursement of Rs 113 crore of losses on pulses imported between 2006-11 by four government agencies.

Sep 02, 2015, 13:22 PM IST

Will onion prices fall as govt asks MMTC to import 10,000 tonnes of onion?

Government has also directed cooperative Nafed to cancel its tender.

Aug 18, 2015, 18:29 PM IST

Will onion prices fall as NAFED floats tender to import 10,000 tonnes?

The availability of imported onions would further improve supplies and check price rise, Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain said.

Aug 17, 2015, 17:45 PM IST

Agriculture Ministryseeks import duty exemption on potato to boost supply

The Agriculture Ministry has demanded that potato be exempted from import duties to boost domestic supplies of the vegetable and curb rise in its prices.

Oct 26, 2014, 12:47 PM IST

NAFED to invite EoI for import of 25K tonnes potatoes

In order to boost supply and contain rising potato prices, co-operative major NAFED today said it will invite expression of interest (EoI) this weekend from global suppliers for supplying 25,000 tonnes of potatoes.

Oct 24, 2014, 19:41 PM IST