Govt releases 3.65 lakh tonne of wheat

New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) The Government has released 3.65 lakh tonnes of wheat to various States under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) during the months of February and March 2007 to check the prices of wheat.

According to an official statement issued here today, a stock of 30,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of wheat was released to the National Capital Teritory (NCT) of Delhi.

In order to check rise in prices and keeping in view the progress of lifting of stocks, an additional quantity of 20,000 MT of wheat had been released to NCT Delhi on March 13, 2007. By February 15, 2007, 24,000 tonnes of wheat has already been lifted from FCI godowns in Delhi.

This wheat is being released at the rate of Rs 986.06 per quintal.

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