India exports nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat so far this fiscal

23 Jun 2022 Evaluate

The government has said that India has exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat this fiscal so far and is considering requests from some countries for the supply of the grain. Effective from May 13, the government suspended wheat export to ensure domestic availability and check price rise. However, the government had said it would allow wheat export to other nations on a case to case basis.

Joint Secretary in the Food Ministry, Partha S Das said ‘Requests have come from several countries, they are under consideration’. However, Das did not divulge the names of countries that have made requests for Indian wheat. He said some quantities have been approved for a few countries. For instance, 1.5 lakh tonnes of wheat has been exported to Bangladesh.

He said the country has exported a total of 29.70 lakh tonnes of wheat till June 14 of the current fiscal. Wheat flour (atta) exports were at 2.59 lakh tonnes in the same period. On ration card portability under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme, the Secretary said it has been implemented across India now with Assam being the last state to implement the scheme.

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