TODAY -
Mobile sale of rice launched at bazar areas
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 11:
To bail out the people from the impact of inflation and scarcity of food grains, Consumers' Club, Manipur joined hands with the FCS Department of the Government in sending out mobile sale teams to ensure availability of rice to the people at a cheaper rate
from today.
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On the first day today, 50 quintal of rice was released from the FCS godown to a mobile sale team led by president of Consumers' Club, Manipur Haobam Ronesh which sold the rice to the people at Shamu Makhong of Kwairamband Market here.
At the rate of Rs 12 per kg, a maximum of 5 kgs was provided to an individual during the mobile sale.
Talking to mediapersons at the occasion, Ronesh informed that similar mobile sale would also be carried out in other parts of the State till the people are bail out from crisis scarcity of food rice.
According to information received from the FCS Dept, the present stock position of rice in FCS godown at Sangaiprou is said to be 13,567,656 matric tonne, 4,26,626 matric tonne in FCI godown, 1480 matric tonne at FCI godown at Ukhrul and 1936 matric tonne in FCI godown at Jiribam.
Meanwhile, in a statement made available to the press, general secretary of Consumers' Club, Manipur Ch Nabachandra has sought the co-operation of all the people and social organisations in the efforts being made by the Club to ensure available of rice at an affordable rate to the people.
He also appealed to the businessmen not to hike the price of essential commodities including rice.
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