New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Department of Food and Public Distribution to provide agendas and minutes of the Inter-Ministerial Committee concerning the Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice schemes, if the decision on the matter has been taken and it is complete.
Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice were launched in 2023 and 2024, respectively, under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) to make wheat flour and rice available to general consumers at subsidised rates. The products are sold through Kendriya Bhandar, NAFED and NCCF.