Union Meals Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday held a digital assembly with meals ministers of 5 main wheat-producing states to evaluation preparedness for procurement of the meals grain within the 2025-26 Rabi Advertising Season.
The assembly, attended by ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan, targeted on strengthening procurement mechanisms to make sure substantial contributions to the central pool.
“These 5 states have important potential for wheat procurement and are essential for nationwide meals safety and value management measures,” Joshi stated in the course of the assembly.
The minister outlined a number of key motion factors, together with setting district-wise targets, increasing procurement centres to distant areas, guaranteeing well timed MSP (Minimal Assist Value) funds to farmers, and sustaining inventory high quality requirements.
States had been urged to acquire at the very least the amount required underneath the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to optimise transportation prices and keep satisfactory central pool shares.
The state meals ministers assured their dedication to implementing the recommended measures to reinforce wheat procurement in the course of the upcoming season.
The assembly was additionally attended by the Secretary of the Division of Meals and Public Distribution, state meals secretaries, and the CMD of the Meals Company of India.
Wheat sowing is nearing an finish and harvesting will start from April.
