Mobile sale of rice notified
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, August 21 2025: In an effort to curb the current rise in rice prices and to ease the hardships faced by the people, the Directorate of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution is planning to conduct mobile sale of OMSS (D) Rice across all districts of the State.

The OMSS or the Open Market Sale Scheme is a programme where the Food Corporation of India (FCI) sells food grains like wheat and rice in the open market to regulate prices and ensure availability.

Under this initiative, a fixed quantity of rice will be allocated to each of the 16 districts at the 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) .

The 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 allocation can be lifted immediately from the CAF&PD godown at Sangaiprou on credit.

Each household will be allowed a maximum of 5 Kg of rice upon production of an Aadhaar card.

A sale register will be maintained with proceeds deposited back to CAF&PD.

For districts in the hills, allocation will be lifted either from CAF&PD Department or the FCI godown at a rate of Rs 2,250 per quintal.

The same guidelines of Aadhaar verification and a limit of 5 Kg per household will apply.

The Directorate of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has asked the District Collectors and DSOs to take immediate steps for timely intervention in the market to ensure price stabilization.

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