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Clear Food Subsidy Dues To Odisha, BJD MPs Urge Union Minister

New Delhi: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Procurement Piyush Goyal on Tuesday afternoon.

The delegation demanded payment of the pending food subsidy to Odisha. They also sought the evacuation of surplus rice from Odisha and highlighted the shortage of gunny bags in the state.

The parliamentarians from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha gave a memorandum to the minister, who promised to do the needful.

OB Bureau

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