Food Corporation of India has sold over nine lakh tonnes of wheat in two days of e-auction. FCI has offered 22 lakh tonnes of wheat for e-auction from the Central pool to the market through various routes under the Open Market Sale Scheme. <br />''<br />''Consumer Affairs Ministry said, this was done to address the rising price of wheat and Atta in the country. In the e-auction, more than one thousand bidders came forward for participation in the first week and a quantity of nine lakh 20 thousand tonnes were sold across the country. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The sale of wheat through e-auction will continue throughout the country on every Wednesday till 2nd week of March 2023. The Ministry said, the e-auction has already left an impact of fall in market prices of wheat by more than ten per cent in the past one week.</span><br />''<br />