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BANKING TRADE AND COMMERCE
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STATE TRADING
State trading in foodgrains is undertaken with a view to
correcting mal-distribution of the various essential articles and to exercise control over their prices.
In Amravati, the scheme of distribution of essential commodities was started in 1958. The number of fair price shops in the district and their management were as follows in 1962-63: -
Places |
Co-operative Societies |
Gram-panchayats |
Private Bodies |
Total |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) | |
District Headquarters |
35 |
10 |
84 |
129 | |
Tahsil Headquarters |
17 |
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75 |
92 | |
In villages |
130 |
252 |
212 |
594 | |
Total for the district |
182 |
262 |
371 |
815 |
The quantity and value of the goods disbursed by the fair price shops in the district in 1962-63 was as under:-
Goods |
Quantity (in quintals) |
Value (in Rs.) | |
Wheat |
1,38,928-25-000 |
52,49,939-54 | |
Rice (American medium) |
18,530-47-662 |
8,00,184-08 | |
Rice (American long grain) |
17,256-38-500 |
8,41,994-90 | |
Rice (Arwa) |
611-37-000 |
34,777-11 |
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