Meeting on Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26 Procurement

Official Press

01 Sep 2025

The Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, convened a meeting with Food Secretaries of States/UTs to discuss procurement arrangements for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2025-26. Key topics included estimates for paddy procurement set at 464.50 Lakh Metric Tonnes and 19.19 LMT for coarse grains/millets. The meeting emphasized the importance of millets for crop diversification and nutrition. Various ongoing initiatives and a rice milling transformation scheme were also discussed.

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