Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a new record in single day movement by moving 70 rakes carrying one lakh 93 thousand Metric Tonnes food grains continuously for two days. Consumer Affairs Ministry said, FCI is ensuring that enough food grain stocks are made available in every part of the country during countrywide lockdown.

During the 12 days since start of lockdown on 25th of last month, FCI has done average movement of one lakh 41 thousand tonnes food grain per day as against the pre-lockdown daily average of about 80 thousand tonnes. The Ministry said, a total of 605 rakes carrying around 17 Lakh tonnes food grains have been transported across the country during this period. Punjab accounted for about 46 per cent of total food grain movement followed by Haryana, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

Among the consuming states, maximum induction was done in Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar, West Bengal and Karnataka. The Ministry said, keeping special focus on North East, one lakh 40 thousand tonnes of food grains have been inducted into the North Eastern states during the lockdown period.