February 2, 2024 2:13 PM
Government issues orders mandating entities stocking rice to disclose their stock from 9 Feb
In a bid to counter the upward trend in rice prices, the government has issued orders mandating entities stocking rice to disclose their stock from next Friday. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, Secretary, the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sanjeev Chopra said that the Food and Public Distribution department will oversee the disclosure, categorizing stocks into broke rice, basmati, and non-basmati varieties. Mr. Chopra said that the government aims to send a clear si...