AreaIndia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date01/02/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionIncreased the wheat procurement target for 2017-18 rabi marketing season – from 22.96 million tonnes to 33 million tonnes, almost 10 percent higher, with targets to buy more wheat from Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh States.