The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has placed an order with the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) for the supply of 7 lakh tonnes of rice to be used for the public distribution system.
To be provided by May, the quantity has been worked out at a rate of about ₹35 per kg, a rate that was prevalent in the past too, a senior official in the State government said.
The cost of raw rice will be ₹35.2 per kg and that of boiled rice, ₹35.4. Depending upon requirements, the proportion of the two types of rice will be decided. “Our idea is to have the supply of the entire quantity completed by the end of March,” the official said, adding that the Federation began its supply about 10 days ago.
