The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is an organization under the ownership of which of the following Union Ministry?

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is an organization under the ownership of which of the following Union Ministry?

A. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

B. Ministry of Rural Development

C. Ministry of Food Processing Industries

D. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Explanation:

Farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha recently opened a front against the FCI by staging protests outside the agency’s godowns and offices calling it ‘FCI Bachao Diwas’. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is an organization under the ownership of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. It is a statutory body formed by the enactment of Food Corporation Act, 1964.