Samay | UP/Uttarakhand | MP/Chattisgarh | Bihar/Jharkhand | Rajasthan | Aalami Samay

Wheat procurement less this year

Wheat procurement may slip below last year

However, wheat procurement would be sufficient to meet the demand under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and other government welfare schemes like Midday Meal, he added. The overall wheat purchase is expected to be much lower than the target of 31 million tonnes set for the current year.