Haryana adds 15 lakh tonne rice to Central pool

Chandigarh, Feb 24 (UNI) The Haryana government has delivered 15.65 lakh metric tonnes of rice to the Central pool so far this season.

Of this, 11.79 lakh tonnes of rice has been delivered by the six government procuring agencies and the millers have contributed 3.85 lakh metric tonnes of rice in the Central pool, Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan said today.

He said HAFED had contributed 5.19 lakh tonnes of rice followed by Food and Supplies Department 3.55 lakh tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation 1.38 lakh tonnes, Confed 1.02 lakh tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation contributed 55,953 tonnes and FCI 8000 tonnes.

Kurukshetra district is leading in delivering rice to the Central pool by delivering 3.42 metric tonnes of rice followed by karnal, which had contributed 2.61 lakh metric tonnes.

UNI