https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32839 The minister rejected allegations of corruption via middlemen in foodgrain procurement, asserting that payments are made through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into farmers' bank accounts-often within 48 hours-thereby preventing diversion. He contrasted current practices with earlier payment leakages and cited aggregated procurement volumes and payment totals across successive administrations to argue increased procurement and larger direct payments under the later period, while responding to opposition concerns about intermediaries by reaffirming the government's commitment to procure marketed grain and credit farmers' accounts directly. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:16:03 +0530 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32839 The minister rejected allegations of corruption via middlemen in foodgrain procurement, asserting that payments are made through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into farmers' bank accounts-often within 48 hours-thereby preventing diversion. He contrasted current practices with earlier payment leakages and cited aggregated procurement volumes and payment totals across successive administrations to argue increased procurement and larger direct payments under the later period, while responding to opposition concerns about intermediaries by reaffirming the government's commitment to procure marketed grain and credit farmers' accounts directly. News - Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32839