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ARTICLE · 28 APRIL 2020

Covid-19 Impact On Food Industry

The Ministry of Home Affairs vide order no 40-3/2020-D dated 24.03.2020 has included shops, ration shops, which are dealing in food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, and other food products also as essential commodities ...

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FOOD SUPPLIES

1. Whether the food supplies will be available during the period of complete lockdown?

Answer: Yes, Ministry of Home Affairs vide order no 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 26.03.2020 has issued directions in reference to the complete lockdown, that supplies of essential commodities such as food supplies, medicines etc. will continue to take place with proper precautions.

Moreover the Central Government has also come up with 'Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana' under which individuals benefited of subsidized public distribution will be receiving grains and other food supplies.

FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

2. Whether the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has issued any Circular/Notification/Order to address the pandemic of COVID-19?

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