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Veggies, fruit and milk may overtake cereals' contribution to India's GDP in value terms

Every Indian who shops for food knows this, but the government doesn't: We spend more on fruit, vegetables and milk than on rice and wheat. And when the detailed numbers for last fiscal, due in a few months, come out, they'll show that in value terms, fruit and vegetables and milk may each overtake cereals in India's GDP. This is likely to lead to big changes in the way the government runs its massive food economy and procurement and distribution programmes.

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