The Centre has approved procurement of another 6.80 lakh metric tonnes of fortified parboiled rice. This is in addition to 13.73 LMT that has already been approved for procurement forrabiseasons 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Union ministerG Kishan Reddy, who wrote a letter to Union food ministerPiyush Goyallast month, was happy with the decision taken by the government to support the farmers ofTelangana.
It is a known fact that the state could not hand over rice stocks to the in a timely manner despite several reminders by the Centre