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High Rice and Wheat Exports
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- In 2020-21, India exported close to 20 million tonnes (mt) of grains and also distributed a record 92 mt of rice and wheat.
- 92 mt was distributed from the central pool included,
- 60.32 mt under the National Food Security Act and other welfare schemes,
- 31.52 mt under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (for returning migrant labourers) and assorted programmes launched in the wake of Covid-19 lockdown.
- The total grain channelled through the public distribution system (PDS) in 2020-21 was nearly 50% higher than in normal years.
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