Pawar lends support to Food Security Bill

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who has been strongly questioning viability of the Food Security Bill, today said the country will have enough wheat and rice stocks to implement the UPA`s flagship programme. "This year, we will break last year`s record by reaching 250 million tonnes of foodgrains," Pawar told reporters on the sidelines […]

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who has been strongly questioning viability of the Food Security Bill, today said the country will have enough wheat and rice stocks to implement the UPA`s flagship programme.

"This year, we will break last year`s record by reaching 250 million tonnes of foodgrains," Pawar told reporters on the sidelines of Kharif Conference 2012 here.