New Delhi, Mar 03 :
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said in a meeting with Industry associations in the capital that the loan waiver provided for the farmers was very much warranted as it was necessary that India should not rely on imported food grains for its requirements.
"The dangerous omen is that we have become marginal food grains importers and we are forced to buy food grains subject to the world prices. A populous country like us cannot afford to be dependent on imports for foodgrains," he said.