FCI negates report, clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 26 2013:
Refuting the report which was carried in this paper in Sept 26 edition under the head 'PDS rice plentiful in market,' the Food Corporation of India, District Office Imphal has clarified that there was no fluctuation in the price of PDS rice or wheat.
Gongreipou Kamei, Area Manager of FCI stated that the current central issue prices of rice and wheat at which FCI supplies to the State Govt have been fixed by the Central Govt in 2002 in respect of APL rice, in 200 in respect of BPL and AAY rice and APL wheat in 2001 and wheat BPL and AAY in 2000.The same prices are applicable till date and hence the news report was factually incorrect.
The report that ascribed the inability of the FCI transporters to lift the monthly allocation of State share from FCI godowns within 20 days of the month , as a rule, was misleading, the Area Manager said.
It stated that as per the Ministry of CAF&PD, Govt of India instructions, the State Govt is allowed to deposit value of food grain against monthly quota with effect from 1st of the month preceding the allocation upto the 15th of the allocation month.
The stock can be lifted till 20th of the allocation month.
For instance, the value deposit for November 2013 quota can be made from the 1st of October upto Nov 15.Lifting period of the November quota starts from the Oct 1 and can be done till Nov 20.Hence the validity period for lifting of monthly quota of the State Govt is 50 days.
In case the State Govt cannot complete lifting the full quota within the 50 days period, 15 days extension can be given by GM (Region) and another 15 days by Executive Director (Zone) beyond which the State Govt has to take up with the Ministry.
Further, appending the allocation and lifting position of the State Govt from April 2013 to September 2013, the statement said that 106 MT and 104 MT are lapsed for August and September (till 24) respectively.