T.N. food Minister Venkataramanan meets Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi
Tamil Nadu Food Minister P. Venkataramanan met with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to request an increase in the state's rice procurement target for the 2025-26 season. He also sought the release of over ₹541 crore in pending subsidies for state food security schemes.
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This highlights the ongoing fiscal and logistical negotiations between state and central governments regarding food security and public distribution systems in India.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan on Tuesday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at New Delhi and urged him to increase the State’s rice procurement target for the 2025–26 Kharif procurement season from 16 lakh metric tonnes to 29.79 lakh metric tonnes.
The article reports on a government meeting and official requests without editorializing or taking a stance.
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