Fine variety rice being distributed to white ration card holders through fair price shops is allegedly being smuggled to other places by illegal traders. Surprisingly, smuggling of the fine variety rice began the very next month after distribution of the rice began
Minister for Civil Supplies N Manohar says illegal rice exports worth Rs 48,537 crore, amounting to over 1.3 crore MT, were routed through Kakinada Port
Motam Raju from Vidyanagar in Mandmarri was apprehended while he was illegally transporting the grains by the trolley to Maharashtra, during a vehicle check.