FCI-Kakinada supplies 9.84 lakh MT of rice to South India, North East, Andaman & Nicobar and WB under PM-GKP
The Hindu
The rice was produced and milled in East Godavari district.
The Food Corporation of India (FCI-Kakinada) has supplied 9.84 lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of rice to South India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, northeastern States and West Bengal during the pandemic beginning from early 2020.
The 9.84 lakh MTs of rice was supplied to FCI by rice millers from East Godavari district as per the FCI’s Custom Milled Rice (CMR) guidelines, which is a mandate for the rice millers as far as the food security targets are concerned.
Speaking to The Hindu, FCI-Kakinada Divisional Manager V. Suveen Kumar has said that the 9.84 lakh MTs of rice was produced in the East Godavari district alone and it has been distributed across the country during the pandemic.
More Related News