TS seeks FCI exemption, says buy rain-hit paddy
2 years, 4 months ago

TS seeks FCI exemption, says buy rain-hit paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre restarted procurement of rice from July 21, after stopping it for 45 days on June 7, there is no clarity over who would pay for the loss of 10 lakh tonnes of paddy worth Rs 1,500 crore which were badly damaged due to the recent heavy rains. Millers were demanding that the state government bear this loss while the state is looking at the Centre, seeking permission to allow it to produce boiled rice from the damaged paddy. But the government remained non-committal, stating that if the Centre allowed it to produce boiled rice from the damaged paddy and ensure procurement of boiled rice by FCI, it would take the responsibility else it would suffer a `1,500-crore loss. Civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar said, "We have decided to write a letter to the Centre to allow the state government to produce boiled rice from rain-soaked rice because raw rice cannot be produced from it. The minister stated that the state government had suffered huge losses due to Centre's insistence on supplying raw rice from this rabi season unlike earlier when boiled rice was permitted.

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After ministry nudge, FCI starts probe into paddy recycling in Odisha
1 month, 1 week ago

After ministry nudge, FCI starts probe into paddy recycling in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Food Corporation of India has begun a joint physical verification of paddy by associating teams of the state government in major rice mills in western Odisha districts where alleged massive recycling of custom milled rice has been reported to the central government. The ministry acted upon a complaint about massive corruption in physical verification of paddy at millers’ …

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more
4 months ago

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Below Poverty Line cardholders are likely to get 5 kg of rice more instead of Rs 170 cash being given to them as the Food Corporation of India is ready to supply 2.36 lakh tonnes of rice for the state government’s Anna Bhagya scheme. The state government’s request to supply rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme was rejected by …

Paradigms addressed by direct purchase of rice from FCI for States: Explained
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paradigms addressed by direct purchase of rice from FCI for States: Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi announced on August 1 that States can directly purchase rice from the Food Corporation of India under the Open Market Sale Scheme without participating in the e-auction beginning August 1. Under the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution sells excess …

States can directly buy rice from FCI, says Food Minister
4 months, 3 weeks ago

States can directly buy rice from FCI, says Food Minister

The Hindu  

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced here on Thursday that the States can directly purchase rice from the Food Corporation of India under the Open Market Sale Scheme from Thursday without participating in e-auction. Mr. Joshi said if the States wanted to procure more rice over the stipulated five kg of free grain per individual under the …

Uttam Kumar Reddy Asks Officials to Expedite Rice Delivery to FCI
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttam Kumar Reddy Asks Officials to Expedite Rice Delivery to FCI

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Food and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday directed officials to fast track rice delivery to the Food Corporation of India to meet the deadline of January 31. Ambedkar Secretariat with district collectors, civil supplies corporation, and FCI officials, focusing on expediting milling of custom-milled rice by rice millers and its delivery to the FCI. Expressing …

Govt plans to sell FCI rice under Bharat brand; price not yet decided
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt plans to sell FCI rice under Bharat brand; price not yet decided

The Hindu  

In order to check rice inflation, the Government is considering a proposal to sell FCI rice under the 'Bharat' brand but the discounted rate has not yet been decided, a Food Ministry official said. x The Ministry's efforts to check retail rice prices by boosting domestic availability through sale of FCI rice via e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme …

Efforts on to procure rice from other states: Karnataka minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Efforts on to procure rice from other states: Karnataka minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister KH Muniyappa said that efforts are underway to procure rice from other states. Once an ample supply of rice becomes available, the government intends to reinstate the distribution of rice instead of money to beneficiaries under the Anna Bhagya scheme. Among the five guarantees promised by the Congress, the Anna Bhagya initiative …

FCI urges people to use fortified rice
1 year, 4 months ago

FCI urges people to use fortified rice

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Food Corporation of India officials are running a campaign to educate people about eating fortified rice, which the central government has introduced to keep the people healthy. Muthyala Rao told reporters that initially, distribution of fortified rice had started as a pilot project in Vizianagaram. Muthyala Rao pointed out that more than 1.40 lakh metric tonnes of fortified rice …

FCI Rejects Telangana Rice Worth Rs.150 cr
1 year, 5 months ago

FCI Rejects Telangana Rice Worth Rs.150 cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A new dispute has arisen between the Telangana state government and the Food Corporation of India regarding the rejection of fortified rice stocks. The FCI has turned down rice supplies worth nearly ₹150 crore from 290 rice mills in Telangana, claiming "inferior quality." The Chief Minister discussed the problem of previous kharif rice stocks and recent rabi paddy stocks …

FCI reduces prices of wheat, rice sold through domestic open market scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

FCI reduces prices of wheat, rice sold through domestic open market scheme

The Hindu  

The Food Corporation of India has reduced the price of rice and wheat being tendered out under the open market sale scheme for registered bulk buyers. Fortified rice which was supplied at ₹34/kg is being made available at ₹31/kg and wheat at ₹21.50/kg instead of ₹22.50/kg, said Manjeev Kumar Goyal, Deputy General Manager, FCI in Chennai on July 13. Ravi …

In Talks With Neighbouring States To Purchase Rice For Anna Bhagya: K'taka Minister
1 year, 6 months ago

In Talks With Neighbouring States To Purchase Rice For Anna Bhagya: K'taka Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K.H. Muniyappa on Thursday stated that a team of officials concerned would be leaving for Telangana to hold talks with the officials concerned to purchase rice for the State Government’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme to distribute 10 kg of rice to families of Below Poverty Line card holders. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has spoken to …

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Friday agreed to procure an additional 6.8 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana for the Kharif season 2022-23. This is in addition to the recently approved procurement of 13.73 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice for the Rabi 2021-22 and Kharif 2022-23 kharif seasons. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy who had written to his Cabinet colleague …

Cabinet meet on March 9 to review salaries, pension
1 year, 9 months ago

Cabinet meet on March 9 to review salaries, pension

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The crucial Cabinet meeting on March 9 — the first since December 10, 2022 — is expected to take a decision to constitute a new pay revision commission to revise salaries and pensions for government employees and pensioners, as well as approve welfare schemes for various sections with an eye on the Assembly elections. The Cabinet is also expected …

Telangana govt forms special teams to recover PDS rice stocks from rice millers
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana govt forms special teams to recover PDS rice stocks from rice millers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Many millers have not returned milled rice to the government for the public distribution system and the state government has constituted special inspection teams to recover the stocks. TS Civil Supplies Corporation chairman Sardar Ravinder Singh held a review meeting with senior officials here on Friday to chalk out action plan to recover rice stocks arrears from mills. Singh …

TS govt-Centre headed for another Rabi paddy procurement showdown
1 year, 9 months ago

TS govt-Centre headed for another Rabi paddy procurement showdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Paddy procurement in the ongoing rabi season is expected to create a fresh round of tussle between the Centre and the Telangana government. The state government wants the Centre to procure parboiled rice as it expects a record paddy production of 1.50 crore tonnes with paddy sown in a record 54 lakh acres. This led to a confrontation between …

FCI directs officials to accept only fortified raw rice
1 year, 11 months ago

FCI directs officials to accept only fortified raw rice

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a move that is likely to trigger a fresh controversy between the BRS government and the Centre, the Food Corporation of India has issued directions to its officials in Telangana state to accept only fortified raw rice for public distribution starting on January 9. The FCI's circular may spark a verbal spat between the Telangana government and the …

Centre\'s relief to TS Govt: Extends deadline for kharif rice procurement
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre\'s relief to TS Govt: Extends deadline for kharif rice procurement

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a relief to Telangana state government, the Centre’s Food Corporation of India has extended the deadline by one month until November 30 to hand over rice stocks of the previous kharif season 2021-22 after milling. It also agreed to procure an additional four lakh tonnes of fortified boiled rice stocks from the state pertaining to recent rabi season …

India amends policy on rice export: Understanding the rationale behind it
2 years, 3 months ago

India amends policy on rice export: Understanding the rationale behind it

Firstpost  

The changes have been done keeping in mind the need to support the ethanol-blending programme that saves costly oil imports and help the animal husbandry and poultry sectors by reducing the cost of animal feed that has a bearing on the price of milk, meat and eggs New Delhi: The recent changes in India’s rice exports policy have been done …

Centre agrees to procure 8L tonnes of parboiled rice
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre agrees to procure 8L tonnes of parboiled rice

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a major reprieve to the Telangana government and state farmers, the Central government has agreed to procure an additional eight lakh tonnes of fortified parboiled rice from Telangana in addition to the 6.05 lakh tonnes that have already been approved. It may be noted that the central government had refused to procure parboiled rice produced in rabi season …

FCI gets nod to procure rice from Telangana
2 years, 5 months ago

FCI gets nod to procure rice from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a relief to the Telangana state, the Centre on Wednesday permitted the Food Corporation of India to resume the procurement of rice from the state with immediate effect. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday along with Union tourism minister G. Kishan Reddy, minister for food and public distribution system Piyush Goyal said the Centre was …

BJP intervenes, Sanjay says rice procurement in state will start again
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP intervenes, Sanjay says rice procurement in state will start again

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday said the Centre responded positively to a request from him to extend by one month purchase of custom-milled rice from the state. It may be recalled that rice millers in Telangana state have been complaining for some time that the Food Corporation of India had stopped rice purchases from the …

Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase
2 years, 5 months ago

Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Finance minister T. Harish Rao and civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar on Friday held a meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials of civil supplies department at BRKR Bhavan to discuss what to do with mounting rice stocks in rice mills across the state in the wake of Centre stopping rice procurement from the state from …

Centre gives excuses to stop buying rice, says TS minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre gives excuses to stop buying rice, says TS minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government and the Centre engaged in a fresh tussle on the issue of rice procurement on Wednesday with the civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar charging the BJP-led government at the Centre of finding ‘lame excuses’ to stop procurement from Telangana. He said 'missing rice bags' from rice mills pertained to previous year's rabi crop across the state …

Rs 15,000-crore loans to help Telangana buy paddy
2 years, 8 months ago

Rs 15,000-crore loans to help Telangana buy paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government has secured a Rs 15,000-crore loan from four banks to pay MSP for farmers for paddy procurement in rabi. Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, the civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar said the Centre’s refusal to purchase paddy from Telangana in rabi will impose a heavy financial burden on the state government. If they backtrack again …

Telangana Cabinet To Buy Paddy From Farmers At MSP After Centre's Refusal
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana Cabinet To Buy Paddy From Farmers At MSP After Centre's Refusal

ABP News  

New Delhi: With the Centre refusing to buy paddy from Telangana farmers during the current Rabi season, the state government opt to purchase it on Tuesday, news agency IANS reported. After the Modi Govt failed the Telangana paddy farmers, Hon’ble CM KCR Garu has announced that the state Govt will buy entire paddy at MSP. He guaranteed farmers that the …

Explained: Telangana’s paddy protest and the controversy over parboiled rice
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: Telangana’s paddy protest and the controversy over parboiled rice

Firstpost  

Telangana is demanding that the Centre procure more paddy from farmers in the state. Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao launched a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Monday, demanding that the Centre procure more paddy from farmers in his state. According to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the state assured farmers that the …

Centre Fumes as Telangana Cooks Up a Storm Over Paddy Procurement. News18 Explains Flashpoint
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre Fumes as Telangana Cooks Up a Storm Over Paddy Procurement. News18 Explains Flashpoint

News 18  

Amid the ongoing paddy procurement row with the Centre, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao staged a massive protest in Delhi on Monday, demanding 100 per cent procurement of rice grains from Telangana produced during the Rabi season. Further, Goyal also told Parliament that Telangana’s original target for parboiled rice was 24.75 LMT, which was …

Procure paddy or quit as CM: Etala tells KCR
2 years, 8 months ago

Procure paddy or quit as CM: Etala tells KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP MLA Etala Rajendar on Friday asked Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to step down from his post if his government was not able to procure paddy produced in Telangana. Rajendar said all it took to solve the problem of millers purchasing paddy during the current rabi crop for the state government was to offer some subsidy and allow …

KCR to Modi: Buy all paddy from Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

KCR to Modi: Buy all paddy from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to direct the union ministry of food and public distribution to procure the entire paddy from Telangana in rabi season. He also urged Modi to convene a meeting of agriculture experts and Chief Ministers of all states to discuss and debate to formulate a …

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