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Sunday, August 15, 2010 (21:03:28) |
| Tags : Foodgrain, Public Distribution System, Justice Dalveer Bhandari |
Foodgrain for thought |
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| New Delhi, Aug 15: During the course of a hearing on the supply of foodgrain through the public distribution system to people living below the poverty line, Justice Dalveer Bhandari wondered why the government was procuring wheat and rice beyond its storage capacity and letting the unstored grain rot in the open.
"There has to be a correlation between procurement and storage. Why procure more than your storage capacity?" Justice Bhandari asked Additional Solicitor General Mohan Prasaran who had appeared for the federal government.
Justice Deepak Verma realised if the observations by Justice Bhandari were not clarified, then the apex court may be misunderstood on the essence of the foodgrain procurement policy.
"After harvesting, a farmer has to sell. He lines up in 'mandis' (wholesale markets) for days to sell the harvests. If he does not sell, what will he eat and you will have to buy? You have to create additional storage capacity to prevent the unstored foodgrain from going down the drain," Justice Verma said. (IANS) |
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