Gilgit Baltistan: Economic Coordination Committee approves wheat subsidy, trims ministries' budgets after protests

Feb 02, 2024

Pakistan's daily publication reported that the meeting discussed the issue of a sustainable plan for the price rationalisation of subsidised wheat in Gilgit-Baltistan. The...

Government may reduce reserve price of wheat auction from Rs 2,350 to Rs 2,200 per 100 kg

Feb 09, 2023

The government may reduce the price of wheat auction under Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to further bring down prices.

Govt to offload 30 lakh tonne wheat in open markets to contain rising prices

Jan 25, 2023

To address the rising price of wheat and its derivative wheat flour in the country, the Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister Amit...

5.40 LMT wheat sold to 1,049 bidders in 23 states in 4th e-auction by Food Corporation of India

Mar 01, 2023

As a part of the Government of India's initiative towards market intervention to control the price of wheat and atta, the fourth e-auction to...

262 lakh tonne wheat procured so far in 2022-23 benefiting 21.27 lakh farmers: Govt

Jun 01, 2023

About 21.27 lakh farmers have already benefited from the ongoing wheat procurement operations with Minimum Support Price (MSP) worth Rs 47,000 crores.

Sindh minister slams federal govt over wheat support price

Nov 08, 2020

Karachi [Pakistan], November 8 : Sindh Minister for Agriculture Ismail Rahu slammed the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government's decision to fix the wheat support...