CAF&PD eyes mobile rice sale to check price rise
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, August 21 2025:
In an effort to curb the current rise in rice prices and to ease the hardship faced by the public, the Directorate of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution plans to conduct a mobile sale of Open Market Sale Scheme-Domestic (OMSS-D) rice across all districts of the state.
Under this initiative, a fixed quantity of rice will be allocated to each of the 16 districts at a rate of 50 quintals per Assembly Constituency in the first phase.
The base rate of rice has been fixed at Rs 2,350 per quintal (inclusive of loading/unloading charges of Rs 100) .
Districts may add a nominal margin of up to Rs 5 per kilogram to cover transportation and handling expenses.
For effective implementation, different arrangements have been made for valley and hill districts.
For valley districts, rice allocations can be collected immediately from the CAF&PD godown at Sangaiprou on credit.
Each family will be allowed a maximum of 5 kg of rice upon production of an Aadhaar card.
A sales register will be maintained, and proceeds are to be deposited back with the CAF&PD .
For hill districts, allocations will be collected from either the CAF&PD Department or the FCI godown at a rate of Rs 2,250 per quintal.
The same guidelines regarding Aadhaar verification and a limit of 5 kg per family will apply.
The Directorate has requested district collectors and DSOs to take immediate steps for timely market intervention to ensure price stabilisation.
Local publicity of the scheme is considered crucial for its success.




