Food and Civil Supplies Minister R. Sakkarapani on Thursday described as false a statement by Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami that large quantities of rice available with the Civil Supplies Corporation were unfit for human consumption.
Addressing the media, he said that during a routine inspection by the Food Corporation of India in Kumbakonam, it was found that of 92,500 kg of rice worth ₹33 lakh, 5.2% was damaged/slightly damaged, which was 0.2% more than the permissible limit. “Following the standard operating procedure, the rice was not sent for distribution under PDS, and notices were sent to the respective millers,” the Minister said.
