The Union Food Ministry, on Friday, countered the Opposition Congress’s allegation that the distribution of fortified rice through fair price shops is being done despite multiple warnings by experts and institutions such as NITI Aayog and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
A spokesperson of the Ministry said the Niti Aayog had been actively engaged in running the scheme. “There is no basis in the reports that Niti Aayog took a stand against fortified rice,” he said.
