, Dec. 30 -- The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tuesday recommended approval of several key procurement proposals involving purchase of 70,000 metric tons of fertiliser, 50,000 metric tons of non-Basmati para-boiled rice, 10,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid and major infrastructure development under the Ministry of Shipping.

The recommendations came from the committee's 52nd meeting in this year held this afternoon, where five proposals from the Ministries of Food, Shipping and Industries were reviewed. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting virtually.

Among the approved proposals, the Ministry of Food will procure 50,000 metric tons of non-Basmati parboiled rice through international open ...