The Chief Ministers’ conference which concluded its deliberations on the food situation to-day [April 9, New Delhi] decided to continue the single State food zonal system in the country. The Union Food Minister, Mr. Jagjivan Ram, told Pressmen that the three-State food zone of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana would be divided into three single State zones and there would be no change in the zonal system in respect of other States. Neither a decision was taken on a national food budget nor any national food policy as such was evolved at the meeting.

Source: The Hindu April 10, 2017 00:47 UTC