Various steps have been taken to facilitate this year's millet procurement program by including the maximum number of millet growers. The millet will be procured under the ‘Shree Anna Abhiyan’ scheme at a remunerative price to the farmers, he said.
These initiatives of integrated IT solutions serving as the core operational software for FCI, shall provide a single source of information and streamline functions with a common digital backbone.
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is using technology for bringing further transparency in its operations with the development of procurement portal, automation of depot operations (DOS) to transform food supply management system, adoption of electronic file system (e-file), online financial accounting system (FAP), installation of CCTVs across its facilities and implementation of online human resource management software.
Our self-sufficiency in food grain production has been achieved through the pursuit of exploitative agricultural practices in the name of the Green Revolution, which laid emphasis on the production of two water-intensive crops rice and wheat. It has wrested areas from coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds and left a trail of ecological hazards depletion of soil nutrients, biodiversity, resurgence of pests and plant diseases, creation of salinity and water logging.
The CM said notwithstanding the Centre’s denials these new laws will eventually pave the way for the elimination of the minimum support price regime and end of the Food Corporation of India, leaving the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, as recommended by the Shanta Kumar committee.
Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months
FCI officials said the quality rice would be delivered to the neighbouring country from the SAARC's Food Bank very shortly.
As the managerial staff of gardens associated with the Darjeeling Indian Tea Association (DITA) received the ‘threat calls,’ it was initially decided to lodge a complaint with the district magistrate.
FCI phase II exam admit cards 2019: The candidates who have qualified the phase 1 admit cards can download their admit cards from the official website-fci.gov.in
FCI recruitment 2019: The candidates, who gave the examination, can check their results from the official website-fci.gov.in
