Haryana adds 16 lakh tonne rice to Central pool

Chandigarh, Mar 1 (UNI) The Haryana government has delivered 16.24 lakh tonnes of rice to the Central pool so far this season.

Of this, 12.32 lakh tonnes of rice has been delivered by the six government procurement agencies besides the millers have contributed 3.91 lakh tonnes of rice in the Central pool, Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan said today.

He said HAFED had contributed 5.47 lakh tonnes of rice followed by Food and Supplies Department 3.67 lakh tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation 1.43 lakh tonnes and Confed 1.08 lakh tonnes, Haryana warehousing Corporation 59,266 tonnes and FCI 7400 tonnes. UNI