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Delay in shifting old stock of normal variety rice from ration shops in Karimnagar district is causing storage issues for dealers. With worms affecting piled-up rice, beneficiaries are refusing supplies, forcing dealers to seek urgent government intervention.

Civil Supplies Enforcement Task Force officials seized 320 quintals of PDS rice during raids on Veeranjaneya Rice Mill near Huzurabad. Acting on a tip-off, officials intercepted autorickshaws carrying rice illegally and later discovered a large stock stored without authorisation.

Police in Medak seized 22 bags of PDS rice illegally stored in a farmhouse at Rajpally village. A case has been registered against the owner, and authorities have promised strict action against those misusing subsidised food meant for the poor.

Police seized 25 quintals of unaccounted rice during surprise inspections in Gadiguda and Lokari (K). A case has been registered and investigation is ongoing

The smugglers are procuring the grains from dealers of fair price shops and middlemen who purchase the rice from beneficiaries of the food security scheme.

Insights of the experts will help pave the way for future-ready PDS system in India, says ICRISAT Board Chair

The decisive role played by private traders, who have been reaching out to farmers with a liberal approach regarding moisture content, has impacted the civil supplies corporation's MSP operations

Sirpur (T) Sub-Inspector Kamalakar said that a case was registered against Kirmire Thuran from Hudkili village for diverting the grains.

Expresses his ire over the port authorities and local MLA for failing to check the smuggling of the rice meant for the Public Distribution System

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.

The van and driver were handed over to Mandamarri police for further action. On being interrogated, Ali confessed to diverting the rice grains from Jagtial to Maharashtra as per instructions of Shamsheer Khan.

The six confessed to committing the offence to make a fast buck.

Investigations revealed that an individual named Salman from Chandrayagutta was smuggling PDS rice from Chandrayagutta godown.

The smugglers reportedly transport the rice to the neighboring state by bribing officials of civil supplies, revenue and police departments every month.

By Nandini Nayak India’s food subsidy programmes have the capacity to respond to increased demand. Thoughtful adjustment would reap large-scale benefits. Covid-19 lockdowns aggravated food deprivation in India. The pandemic also revealed opportunities to expand the country’s food subsidy programmes. India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) offers subsidised foodgrains to eligible households. Public pressure during Covid-19 […]

Non-implementation of open-ended procurement policy in true letter and spirit is against the mandate of Food Corporation of India

e-Shram portal is a welcome move but the data must be followed up with robust social security architecture

Adilabad: Sleuths of a Task Force team seized 480 quintals of Public Distribution System (PDS) being illegally diverted from Telangana to Maharashtra at Neradigonda mandal centre on Saturday night. Two drivers and two others were arrested for their alleged involvement in the crime. Task Force Inspector E Chandramouli said that the accused were Madaveni Narsaiah […]

The urgency of reforms in this crucial area of public policy was felt during the migrant crisis that hit the country in the immediate aftermath of the hasty nationwide lockdown last year

The reasons for decrease in area under pulses’ cultivation may be attributed to farmers preferring cash crops.