"fine-rice"

Indications are that new ration cards to be issued to Below Poverty Line families would sport Tricolour with Congress stamp; Above Poverty Line family cards likely to be green coloured

The Civil Supplies Corporation, responsible for the food security program under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), has proposed starting the distribution of fine rice on Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, on March 30, 2025. This proposal is currently awaiting approval from the State government.

District Collectors told to ensure smooth procurement of paddy, allocate it mill-wise to achieve required quantities of fine rice

Already 36 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was procured and unlike in the past within three days, the amount was deposited into the farmers’ accounts, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy told the media after the Cabinet meeting here.

The irregularities in the tender process, if allowed to go unchecked, would render the government poorer by Rs.1,000 crore.