Haryana adds 12 lakh tonne rice to Central pool

Chandigarh, Jan 18 (UNI) Haryana has contributed 12.56 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of rice to the Central pool so far.

Of this, 9.04 lakh MT rice has been delivered by six government procurement agencies while the millers have contributed 3.51 lakh MTs of rice in the Central pool, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan said today.

Hafed had contributed 3.89 lakh MTs of rice followed by Food and Supplies Department 2.79 lakh MTs, Agro Industries Corporation 1.03 lakh MTs, Confed 78,658 MTs, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 46,569 MTs and FCI 7,400 MTs.

The Kurukshetra district delivered 2.77 MTs of rice to the Central pool followed by district Karnal 2.16 lakh MTs, Kaithal 1.76 lakh MTs, Fatehabad 1.78 lakh MTs and Ambala 1.46 lakh MTs.

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