Min’s fiat to curb PDS rice smuggling
Chennai Food Minister R. Sakkarapani directed civil supplies CID officials to hold regular meetings with counterparts in neighboring states to combat PDS rice smuggling. He commended the team for successfully procuring 32.47 lakh tonnes of paddy during the 2023-24 kharif season. The review meeting highlighted the importance of inter-state coordination to prevent rice diversion, ensuring that the public distribution system effectively reaches those in need.
Chennai: At a review meeting held at the secretariat on Thursday, food minister R Sakkarapani on Thursday directed civil supplies CID officials to hold periodical meetings with their counterparts in neighbouring states to prevent smuggling of PDS rice. He congratulated the officials for enabling the procurement of 32.47 lakh tonnes of paddy during the kharif season of 2023-24.TNNWe also published the following articles recently
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