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Lok Sabha
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution releases admissible advance subsidy on a quarterly basis to the Food Corporation of India (FCI). However, on account of foodgrains distributed by the FCI under Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) of the Ministry of Rural Development and the Mid-day-Meal (MDM) Scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, there are outstanding dues of the FCI of about Rs. 20,600 crore as on 30 June 2005 against these Ministries.
The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution has expressed concern over the huge outstanding dues of the FCI against these Ministries and has recommended that this Ministry should take up the matter at the highest level with the concerned Ministries.
The matter has been taken up at the highest level for expeditious liquidation of the outstanding dues of the FCI.
This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply.
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