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Rajasthan to continue wheat procurement

JAIPUR: A day after senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders held a demonstration here in protest against inflation, the Rajasthan Government on Wednesday decided to continue procurement of wheat and prevent hoarding of essential commodities to check escalation in prices.

State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari issued instructions at a review meeting here to ensure distribution of the full quota of foodgrain allocated to the families living below and above the poverty line with complete transparency. The State Government would strengthen the PDS for meeting the targets, he said.

Underlining the need to provide foodgrain to the recipients of Antyodaya and Annapoorna Yojana strictly on schedule under the targeted PDS, Mr. Tiwari said prices could be contained by transparent implementation of PDS at all levels.

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