The procurement of paddy from Tamil Nadu has long past up in the closing 5 years as a result of boom in minimal help charge (MSP) offered to the crop,Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.

Reviewing the overall performance of the Food Corporation of India within the southern vicinity, Paswan said the MSP went up from Rs 15.10 in keeping with kg in 2016-17 to Rs 17.70 in step with kg at some point of 2018-19, Paswan stated.

Procurement went up from 2.11 lakh tonnes in 2016-17 to 17.50 lakh tonnes in 2018-19.

Tamil Nadu, he said, is having sufficient shares for assembly the buffer and strategic reserves with 11.16 lakh tonnes of rice and 88,000 tonnes of wheat as on date.

On the garage front too, Paswan stated the Tamil Naduregion has seen an growth in potential from 6.35 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 to twelve.87 lakh tonnes in 2018-19.

Damage to foodgrains in garage has been reduced to zero in the course of the contemporary 12 months as a result of strict tracking and development in medical storage techniques, he stated in a statement.

The ‘meals museum’ at Thanjavur is predicted to be equipped via this year quit, in line with it.

In Thanjavur, in which the Food Corporation of India (FCI) became set up, the centre become setting up the primary meals museum at a fee of Rs 102 lakh.

“The work is progressing and we’re anticipating to open it via December 2019,” the union minister said.

Paswan had laid the foundation stone for the ‘food museum’ in 2015.

According to officials, the museum is meant for displaying the boom and sports of the FCI and create recognition among farmers at the employer’s sports.

Initiatives on rationalising the labour force in FCI, Paswan said, has fetched outstanding results.

“In the country on my own, financial savings of an amount of Rs 35.60 lakh may be accomplished inside the past years,” he delivered.