New Delhi: With few days left before he files his nomination paper as UPA’s presidential candidate, Pranab Mukherjee today presided over possibly his last empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on foodgrains management.
Mukherjee, who heads two dozen odd GoMs and EGoMs, spoke about the record foodgrains production and procurement achieved this year, according official sources.
Last ministerial responsibilities. Image courtesy PIB
The finance minister also thanked EGoM members for cooperating in taking various key decisions such as clearing the Food Security Bill, lifting ban on wheat and rice exports and creation of additional storage capacity.
Food Minister KV Thomas, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Defence Minister AK Antony, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma were among other members present in the EGoM meeting.
The country has harvested a record 252 million tonnes of foodgrains for the second consecutive year in 2011-12 crop year (July-June).
PTI
