Centre extends deadline for delivery of CMR rice in Telangana
The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has extended the deadline for the Telangana Government to deliver custom-milled rice (CMR) to the Central pool from the 2023 agricultural season until December 15, 2024. The Ministry instructed the State to ensure that no CMR from the 2024-25 season is delivered during this period to avoid overlap. Additionally, the Telangana Civil Supplies Commissioner is directed to monitor against the recycling of rice and conduct age tests to prevent malpractices.
The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has extended the deadline for the delivery of custom-milled rice (CMR) by the Telangana Government from the 2023 agricultural season to the Central pool till December 15, 2024.
The Ministry directed the State Government to ensure that no CMR of the current marketing season (2024-25) is delivered to the Central pool during the extended deadline to avoid overlapping of the two seasons.
The delivery of the consignments should conform to the specifications announced by the Ministry.
In a letter dated December 9, a top official of the Ministry directed the State to request the Civil Supplies Commissioner of Telangana to keep a tab on recycling rice (rechannelling PDS rice back into the CMR delivery).
It also wanted the officials to conduct age test to check against malpractices.
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Source : The Hindu Businessline
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