Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North East G. Kishan Reddy has informed that the Centre had accepted the TS government’s request to purchase 40 lakh metric tonnes this season on Wednesday.
“We are requesting the government to expedite the procurement process and reign in the rice millers to ensure raw rice and less of broken rice is produced as an upgrade of machinery will help in that direction,” he told a press conference at New Delhi.
The Minister also wanted the TS government to establish a Biofuel Development Board to make biofuel out of broken rice, spoilt rice or excess rice as the Centre is ready to provide subsidy under the viability gap funding, know how on setting up of units and marketing facilities.
