More private hulling units to be roped in to convert paddy into boiled rice
The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has decided to enlist private hulling units not so far empanelled for this
In an effort to ensure smooth procurement and stocking during the forthcoming 2021-22 paddy procurement season, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has decided to rope in more private hulling units to convert the existing stock of 13.50 lakh tonnes of paddy into boiled rice. As per the proposal, private hulling units hitherto not enlisted for hulling of paddy would be encouraged to receive the paddy and return boiled rice to the Corporation within one-and-half months from now so that sufficient space could be made available for safe stocking of paddy to be procured from October 1, 2021.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
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