Allot T.N. 10,000 MT wheat, tur dal a month, CM Stalin requests Union Food Minister
Mr. Stalin, in a letter to Minister Piyush Goyal, also requested him to expedite the Centre’s efforts to import these products, in view of the shortage in domestic production, and said T.N. would stock these essentials to be sold through cooperative outlets.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 requesting him to allot 10,000 MT each of wheat and tur dal per month, from the Central stock. These items will be sold through cooperative outlets to control the increasing prices, the CM said in his letter.
Mr. Stalin also requested the Union Minister to expedite the Union government’s efforts to import these products, in view of the shortage in domestic production. Referring to the worrying trends witnessed in food inflation, the CM urged the Union Minister to take immediate steps to help State governments in mitigating the impact on consumers.