The Centre has banned the export of broken rice with an aim to increase domestic availability. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT in a notification said, export policy of broken rice is revised from free to prohibited.<br />''<br />''The notification came into effect from today. It added that provisions under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 regarding the transitional arrangement shall not be applicable to the notification.<br />''<br />''The Government has also imposed a 20 percent export duty on non-basmati rice except for parboiled rice to boost domestic supplies.<br />''<br />''A Revenue Department notification said, an export duty of 20 percent has been imposed on rice in husk paddy or rough and husked brown rice.<br />''<br />''The export of semi-milled or wholly-milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (other than Parboiled rice and Basmati rice) will also attract a customs duty of 20 percent.<br />''<br />''Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey today said the government has prohibited exports of Broken Rice as in 2021-22, the total export of Broken Rice rose to 38.90 lakh MT which is an abnormal increase of more than 200 percent in last four years.<br />''<br />''Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Pandey said in 2018-19, the total Broken Rice export was 12.21 lakh MT.<br />