SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 27, 2024 (BSS) - Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder
today said an estimated 16.79 lakh tonnes foodgrains stock remain in the
public sector food godowns.

"An estimated 16.79lakh tonnes foodgrains now in stock in government food
godowns as per the estimate prepared in last week", said the minister while
responding to a query raised by treasury bench lawmaker M Anwarul Azim Anar
ofJenaidah-4 at the question-answer session at the Jatiya Sangsad here.

Of the foodgrains stock, 14.38 lakh tonnes are rice and 2.41lakh tonnes are
wheat, said the minister while expressing his satisfaction over the stock
situation, Majumder told the parliament chaired by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury.

To raise country's food stock, the minister said the government has taken a
programme of import and internal procurement of rice and wheat from local and
overseas sources.

From the local sources, he said decisions have been taken to purchase over
5.67 lakh tonnes parboiled rice and 50,000 tonnes atap rice under the current
aman procurement season.

In the current 2023-24 national budget, he said the government has allocated
money for import 6.50 lakh tonnes wheat and 1.50 lakh rice. Over 3.57 lakh
tonnes wheat already have been imported till last week and unloading is going
on of the rest of the wheat under the agreement.