Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Advocates to Increase Procurement of Parboiled Rice from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has appealed to the Central Government to take measures for procuring an additional 10 lakh metric tons (LMT) of parboiled rice from Odisha, aiming to benefit the state’s farmers. In a letter addressed to Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal, Pradhan highlighted that Odisha ranks as the…

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Boost for Tripura’s Century-Old Tea Industry, State Govt Approves New Auction Centre

Agartala: In a significant development for Tripura’s century-old tea industry, the state government has decided to establish a dedicated auction centre to enhance the value of the finished products, announced a senior official on Wednesday. Currently, tea planters in the region are compelled to sell their products at auction centers in Guwahati or Kolkata. Following…

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