Amid the continuing standoff over the acquisition of extra boiled rice from Odisha by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking for his intervention within the matter.
Patnaik stated the paddy procurement operations of the state may very well be severely affected and greater than 10 lakh farmers within the state may very well be affected attributable to non-lifting of additional boiled rice from Odisha attributable to restrictions by the Food and Public Distribution Department. To difficulty instructions to DFPD to simply accept the estimated surplus rice from the State for the subsequent KMS (Kharif Marketing Season) 2021-22. In addition, applicable time might also be given to the State to align itself with the necessities of the DFPD.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
