20 hrs ago
Rajamahendravaram Officials Launch Measures to Curb Essential Commodity Prices
Officials in Rajamahendravaram met to discuss why important food prices have gone up.
They want families, especially poorer families, to buy food at fair prices.
Special counters are selling rice for less than the usual market price.
People who provide an Aadhaar number can buy up to 25 kilograms of rice each month.
More rice counters will soon open in several local centres.
Traders will also sell sugar and cooking oil at cheaper prices through special counters.
Businesses must report their stock on a government website.
Officials warned that people who store too much sugar could face legal action.
Officials reviewed rising prices of essential commodities and ordered measures to keep rates reasonable, especially for poor consumers.
Special rice counters at eight Rythu Bazars and 35 rice mill points are selling steam rice at Rs 52 and raw rice at Rs 50 per kg.
Consumers using an Aadhaar number can now buy up to 25 kg of rice monthly, up from 10 kg.
Rice millers agreed to open 10 additional counters at PACS centres in Rajamahendravaram and Kovvur divisions.
Traders agreed to sell sugar and cooking oil through special counters at prices below those in the open market.
- Who
- Joint Collector (Civil Supplies) Y Megha Swaroop, district officials, rice millers, wholesalers and traders.
- What
- Officials reviewed rising essential-commodity prices and introduced or expanded special counters selling rice, sugar and cooking oil at lower prices.
- Where
- At the Collectorate and through Rythu Bazars, rice mill points and PACS centres in Rajamahendravaram district, including areas in the Rajamahendravaram and Kovvur divisions.
- When
- The price monitoring committee meeting was held on Thursday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- To control rising prices and ensure that consumers, particularly poor people, can obtain essential commodities at reasonable rates.
Key facts
- Rice price
- Steam rice is available at Rs 52 per kg and raw rice at Rs 50 per kg, stated to be Rs 10 below the prevailing open-market price.
- Current counters
- Special rice counters operate at eight Rythu Bazars and 35 rice mill points.
- Monthly limit
- The rice purchase limit has increased from 10 kg to 25 kg per Aadhaar card.
- Rice distribution
- A total of 888.85 quintals was sold to 9,142 beneficiaries.
- Additional counters
- Rice millers agreed to open 10 more counters at PACS centres.
- Sugar price
- The Wholesale, Pulses and Dals General Merchants Association agreed to sell sugar at Rs 52 per kg through special Rythu Bazar counters.
- Compliance
- Traders were directed to update stock details on the Central government portal; excess sugar stocking may lead to legal action.
Sources
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