Centre operationalises portal for online declaration of rice, paddy stock

New Delhi The government has operationalised a portal for online declaration of paddy or rice stock by all entities including traders, retailers, wholesalers, processors and millers, a move aimed at preventing hoarding and to check prices. As per the November 6 order, all traders and wholesalers, retailers, large retail chains and processors and millers in all States and Union Territories must declare stocks under six categories — Basmati rice, non-Basmati premium rice, non-Basmati rice, parboiled rice, broken rice and paddy.

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