Additional rice supplies planned if prices go up during Onam, says Kerala Minister Anoop Jacob
The government has written to the Food Corporation of India seeking its cooperation with regard to the additional supplies, says Minister
Kerala Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Anoop Jacob revealed on Sunday that an extra 25,000 metric tonnes of rice will be supplied to the Kerala market in case prices surge during the Onam season. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been notified about this additional provision. Currently, 1,65,932 metric tonnes of rice and 24,506 metric tonnes of wheat are set aside for public distribution, which appears sufficient to prevent price inflation during the festival.
Mr. Jacob reported that the public's response to the rice distributed under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) has been favorable.
The Minister clarified that reports of rice prices soaring from ₹10.9 to ₹26 per kilogram under the public distribution system are "false propaganda." He affirmed that the government has not decreased the quantity of rice eligible for ration card holders and that prices remain unchanged.
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