The Narendra Modi government rolled out fortified rice under the public distribution system (PDS) without ascertaining the ill effects of such rice on the health of 80 crore beneficiaries, the Congress alleged on Thursday.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, at a press conference, asked what was the tearing hurry to implement the scheme of providing fortified rice containing prescribed micronutrients and “what relation does the government have with the foreign conglomerate Royal DSM” that has bagged a major contract to distribute the rice in the country.
