Slash retail price of rice with immediate effect: Govt to industry
The Indian consumers can expect to pay less for rice in the coming days, says the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
The Indian consumers can expect to pay less for rice in the coming days, says the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Sector macroscope
Only 11% of the atta sold is branded. Just 5% of rice is branded, while 95% of sugar and 92% of pulses are sold loose
India has the ability to become the world's largest food producer, but feeding the globe while ensuring food security to its 1.4 billion people is not going to be an easy task.
The decision to tax pre-packaged and labelled food items was taken unanimously by the GST Council, says Nirmala Sitharaman
India had exported non-basmati rice worth $4,799 million in 2020-21.