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Initiative of pledge financing against e-Negotiable Warehouse Receipt

Published: Mar 01, 2025

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, MAR 01, 2025: THE Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, while chairing a meeting of State Food Secretaries here yesterday, requested to adopt proactive approach and ensure to maximize procurement of Wheat and Rabi crop of paddy during ensuing marketing season. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the procurement arrangements for Rabi Crops in Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2025-26 and in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25.

Various factors impacting procurement such as weather forecast, production estimates, and readiness of States for procurement operations were reviewed during the meeting. After deliberations, the estimates for wheat procurement during ensuing RMS 2025-26 have been fixed at 310 LMT. Similarly, the estimates for paddy procurement, in terms of rice during KMS 2024-25 (Rabi Crop) have been fixed at 70 LMT. 

A quantity of around 16.00 LMT of coarse grains including millets (Anna) has also been estimated for procurement by the States during the KMS 2024-25 (Rabi crop). States/UTs were advised to focus on procurement of millets for diversification of crops and enhanced nutrition in dietary patterns.

Besides, several other initiatives such as proposed reforms in TPDS Control Order, SMART PDS, E-KYC, Mapper SoP, Jan Poshan Kendras and infrastructure improvement in Procurement Centers etc were also discussed in the meeting. WDRA apprised the gathering about the initiative of pledge financing against e-NWRs (Negotiable Warehouse Receipt). State Government of Telangana also shared the good practices adopted in respect of Foodgrain Management System in the State.

The implementation of Supply Chain Optimization in Public Distribution System of the States was also discussed wherein Govt. of Gujarat presented automation in supply chain in PDS of Gujarat. The States were asked for optimum utilization of godowns created by PACS under the World largest grain storage plan.

The meeting was attended by Food Secretaries of various States/UTs as well as officers from Food Corporation of India (FCI), Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), India Meteorological Department and Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

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