Centre to restore rice procurement in Telangana

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NEW DELHI, JULY 21 (UNI) The government has decided to restore rice procurement operations in the Central pool in Telangana, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Commerce and Industry and Textiles Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. The Minister criticized the Telangana government saying its government did not distribute ration to the poor in April and May under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) despite repeated reminders from the Centre. “The Government of Telangana has already lifted a considerable quantity (1.90 lakh tonnes) from DCP (Decentralized Procurement System) stocks against April and May, but the same has not been distributed, thus depriving benefits to the beneficiaries of the Central scheme.

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