Uttarakhand / Haldwani : Rice not recovered

Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has not been able to recover rice from rice mills even after the expiry of the deadline. Now the department has extended the deadline for recovery from 30 June to 31 July. Now how will 84414 metric tonnes of rice be recovered in just 16 days?

Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department procures paddy through government weighing centers and commission agents. Gives the purchased paddy to rice mills and takes 67 kg of rice as recovery for one quintal of paddy from them. Paddy procurement started from April 1. The deadline for rice recovery was set 30 June, but the recovery has not happened yet. Now its deadline has been extended to 31st July, but even till this date recovery is difficult. The department has yet to recover 84414 metric tonnes from the rice mills. On the other hand, according to sources, the department has sent a letter to the Government of India seeking extension of the date of rice recovery to August 31.

The recovery could not take place due to lack of space in the godowns. Now the warehouses are empty. Rice is being recovered. Full recovery will be done by August 31.
Ashok Kumar Arya, Deputy RMO, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.