Issues such as the restriction on States’ foodgrains purchase through the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS), the fortified rice programme and the strategy for procurement of coarse grains/ millets during the upcoming kharif marketing season are likely to be discussed at the national conference of Food Ministers of States and Union Territories on Wednesday.
States such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are likely to reiterate their opposition to the restriction imposed on purchase through OMSS.
Also read: Explained | The Centre-state tussle over the Open Market Sale Scheme
