FCI to test grain for moisture

Blurb: Random inspection at 2% state mandis Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 11 Amidst complaints of high moisture content in paddy arriving in mandis of Punjab, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to inspect two per cent of...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 10:43 AM Oct 12, 2021 IST

Blurb: Random inspection at 2% state mandis

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 11

Amidst complaints of high moisture content in paddy arriving in mandis of Punjab, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to inspect two per cent of mandis randomly.

The central food agency has asked its technical officers to conduct tests and assess whether the moisture content is above the prescribed limit of 17 per cent or not, besides other quality checks, including those where the state procurement agencies are buying grain.

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