Latest Rabi Chickpea News & Updates

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the Centre has approved procurement of 1 lakh metric tonnes of rabi chickpea (chana) from Karnataka at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).In a statement, Joshi said directions have been issued to procure 1,01,340 metric tonnes (MT) of rabi-season chickpea at Rs 5,875 per quintal under the MSP scheme.He said that at a time of distress, the Central government, which has consistently…