Rice from millers to local retailers: Telangana Civil Supplies Department’s new measure to control prices

HYDERABAD To control prices of rice, the Telangana Civil Supplies Department announced on Monday (November 9) that it will facilitate supply of the foodgrains directly from rice millers to local retailers, doing away with wholesalers and traders. The retailers were asked to contact the District Civil Supplies Officer (DCSO) concerned to submit their indent (stock request), and get rice stock directly from the millers.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/as-rice-prices-spike-traders-warned-against-creating-artificial-shortage/article71632698.ece Addressing recent claims by shopkeepers about a lack of stock, the department on Monday (November 9) strongly advised middlemen against creating rumours on shortage to increase prices. Director of Civil Supplies Department & Chief Rationing Officer (CRO) G.V.

Shyam Prasad Lal urged local retailers not to panic or increase prices due to the manufactured pressures. The announcement comes around ten days after the government fixed prices of three fine rice varieties.