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Relax procurement norms for rain-hit crops, says Sonia

2015-04-07 23:09:31| Agriculture - Topix.net

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged the government to relax norms concerning moisture content of wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India , saying farmers are facing "acute distress" due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms. In a letter to union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan, Gandhi said she had visited affected areas in various states and witnessed first hand the acute distress that the farmers were facing.

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