The Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to enhance the efficiency and accountability of food grain procurement and distribution.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in a statement, said that the MoU outlines specific performance benchmarks and accountability measures aimed at optimizing the use of public funds in managing food security operations. It also added that the MoU is an initiative ensuring that food subsidy funds are managed with the highest level of efficiency through overall enhancement in the performance of FCI operations and its depots.