Area
India
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
Wheat
Date
30/03/2019
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Government procurement
Description
Set a target to purchase 130 lakh tonnes of wheat, starting 1 April 2019, through the Cash Credit Limit (CCL) of INR 19 240 crore. The CCL release would facilitate the state government in making timely payments to farmers against purchases of wheat.
