A senior government official said the state authorities had ordered probe into the role of other officers responsible for the black marketing . He said such a big fraud of black-marketing of 3000 quintals food grains could not be take place without the connivance of district level officials or perhaps it was sheer negligence on their part .
Sufficient procurement is critical this year to help India, also the world’s second biggest wheat consumer, replenish depleted stocks, which have hit a 16-year-low
The arhtiyas had announced a boycott of FCI to protest against the deduction in the per quintal commission, following which farmers also boycotted the Adani Group-owned storage unit at Moga
The FCI gave a leeway due to lack of storage space even as the Centre has mandated storage of food grains in covered godowns to save grains from the vagaries of the weather.