Narendra Singh Tomar: No wheat scarcity in India, ban imposed to examine ‘rampant’ export: Narendra Singh Tomar

“For us, the nation’s curiosity comes first. And that’s the reason there was no scarcity of wheat within the nation. It’s the authorities’s obligation to take care of a steadiness available in the market. Therefore, we now have imposed a ban to examine rampant export of the meals grain. We’ve to satisfy the nation’s demand,” the minister mentioned.

On Might 14, India, the world’s second greatest producer of the cereal, introduced a ban on wheat exports as part of measures to manage rising home costs amid issues of output being hit by scorching heatwave.

India’s wheat exports stood at an all-time excessive of seven million tonnes, valuing USD 2.05 billion, in 2021-22 on higher demand of Indian wheat from abroad. Of the full wheat exports, round 50 per cent went to Bangladesh.

Tomar mentioned India has to additionally take care of the foodgrain wants of its neighbours.

“Our neighbouring nations rely on us. Many nations on the planet want foodgrains, and they’re India. We’ve a accountability to our neighbouring nations,” he mentioned.

“To discharge all these duties, we now have taken the choice (to ban export) by checking our account (inventory),” the minister mentioned, responding to a question on the Congress‘s allegation that abroad cargo of wheat was stopped with none planning.