Medhashree Dutta Roy, Content Writer, Siren News : Food Corporation of India has offered 25 LMT wheat out of which 22.0 LMT wheat has been reserved for e auction under the Open Market Sales Scheme in the first e auction on 1st February 2023. Above 1100 bidders took part in the first e auction, where a quantity of 8.88 LMT was sold in 22 states of India.
In Rajasthan bidding would be held on 02.02.2023 and the further sale of wheat through e auction will be carried on throughout the nation on every Wednesday till the second week of March 2023.
Government of India has reserved 3 LMT wheat to Govt. PSUs/cooperatives/Federations like Kendriya Bhandar, NCCF and NAFED for sale without e auction at a concessional rate of Rs. 2350/Qtls for converting wheat to Atta and offer it to the consumers at a MRP of Rs. 29.50 per kg. In order to bring down the price of Atta across the nation, allotment of 1 LMT wheat is made to NAFED and 1 LMT wheat made to Kendriya Bhandar.
Offloading of 30 LMT wheat in the market through OMSS(D) scheme within a period of two months will immediately bring down the price of Atta and thereby providing much relief to the common man.
In order to address the rising price of wheat and Atta in the country, Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister Sri Amit Shah made so recommendations which are to be followed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution.
