- El Nino is threatening India's agricultural stability by disrupting monsoon patterns, leading the government to formulate mitigation plans.
- El Nino risks disrupting the annual kharif crop, leading the central government to manage grain reserves via the FCI and allocate grains to state governments.
- The central government is managing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) grain reserves, setting policies for rice reserve sales, and considering ethanol diversion due to climate threats.
- Surplus rice from the Food Corporation of India is being diverted to support ethanol production.
PDS supply chain issues are causing subsidized rice to be diverted from the Food Corporation of India to private companies for the ethanol program.
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Updated Aug 11
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What happened
PDS supply chain issues are causing subsidized rice to be diverted from the Food Corporation of India to private companies for the ethanol program.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Food Corporation of India
Indian government corporation
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central government
state function
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