Govt sets conservative target for wheat procurement at 30-32 million tonnes in 2024-25 season
The Hindu
Government sets conservative wheat procurement target of 30-32 million tonnes for 2024-25, focusing on millets and supply chain optimization.
The government has fixed a conservative target of wheat procurement in the range of 30-32 million tonnes during the 2024-25 rabi marketing season, according to the food ministry.
The lower target has been fixed despite the Ministry of Agriculture hoping for a record wheat production of 114-115 million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop year (July-June).
The target was fixed after deliberations with state food secretaries in a meeting chaired by Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra in the national capital on Wednesday.
"After deliberations, the estimates for wheat procurement during the ensuing rabi marketing season of 2024-25 were fixed in the range of 30-32 million tonne," the ministry said in a statement.
Apart from wheat, the ministry has also fixed the target for paddy procurement in terms of rice for rabi season in the range of 9-10 million tonnes.
Besides, the government has set a procurement target of 6,00,000 tonnes for rabi coarse grains /millets (Shri Anna).
In the meeting, the Centre has asked States and Union Territories to focus on procurement of millets for diversification of crops and enhanced nutrition in dietary patterns.
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