Congress says ‘unreasonable restrictions’ positioned on sale of rice below OMSS ‘misfired’ badly
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NEW DELHI: The “unreasonable restrictions” positioned on the sale of rice below the Open Market Sale Scheme has “misfired” badly, the Congress stated on Tuesday and slammed the Centre for discontinuing the sale of foodgrains from its pool to state governments as a “political decision” aimed toward “sabotaging” the Karnataka authorities’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme.
On June 13, the Centre discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the buffer inventory to state governments below the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) formally as a result of inflationary strain and considerations over monsoon.
The Congress has alleged that the transfer was aimed toward scuttling the Karnataka authorities’s Anna Bhagya scheme.
In a tweet, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated the Modi authorities tries to be intelligent however finally ends up turning into too intelligent by half.
“The unreasonable restrictions placed on sale of rice under the Open Market Sale Scheme(OMSS) at Rs 34/ kg has misfired badly with the extremely low offtake of rice,” he claimed.
The Modi authorities tries to be intelligent however finally ends up turning into too intelligent by half. The unreasonable restrictions positioned
on sale of rice below the Open Market Sale Scheme(OMSS) at Rs. 34/ kg has misfired badly with the extraordinarily low offtake of rice.
Surplus meals inventory ought to…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 11, 2023
Surplus meals inventory ought to certainly be used within the bigger curiosity of 140 crore folks however between January and May 2023, it was Karnataka alone that accounted for over 95 per cent of FCI gross sales to states, he stated.
This was when the BJP authorities was in energy within the state, he stated.
“On May 13 election results are out. The BJP loses badly. A Congress government comes in. The FCI stops providing rice to states through OMSS on June 13th, 2023. It rescinded its own sale order of June 12th with the sole intention of sabotaging the Congress’ Anna Bhagya which is unique to Karnataka,” Ramesh alleged.
Meanwhile, allow us to not overlook the continued sale of rice for ethanol at Rs 20 per kg, he added.
“The Modi government shouldn’t be shooting from the shoulders of other states. More so it shouldn’t be deploying officers to defend what is essentially a pathetic political decision,” the Congress common secretary stated.
The Anna Bhagya scheme, one of many 5 pre-poll ensures of the Congress, guarantees 10 kg rice for each BPL (under poverty line) household within the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched fee of money in lieu of the extra 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries below the federal government’s Anna Bhagya scheme.
Facing issue in procuring giant portions of rice to implement it, the state authorities determined to pay money to beneficiaries on the price of Rs 34 per kg for the extra 5 kg of rice below the free rice scheme, which is relevant to each member of a BPL family and ‘Antyodaya’ households.
NEW DELHI: The “unreasonable restrictions” positioned on the sale of rice below the Open Market Sale Scheme has “misfired” badly, the Congress stated on Tuesday and slammed the Centre for discontinuing the sale of foodgrains from its pool to state governments as a “political decision” aimed toward “sabotaging” the Karnataka authorities’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme.
On June 13, the Centre discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the buffer inventory to state governments below the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) formally as a result of inflationary strain and considerations over monsoon.
The Congress has alleged that the transfer was aimed toward scuttling the Karnataka authorities’s Anna Bhagya scheme.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );
In a tweet, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated the Modi authorities tries to be intelligent however finally ends up turning into too intelligent by half.
“The unreasonable restrictions placed on sale of rice under the Open Market Sale Scheme(OMSS) at Rs 34/ kg has misfired badly with the extremely low offtake of rice,” he claimed.
The Modi authorities tries to be intelligent however finally ends up turning into too intelligent by half. The unreasonable restrictions positioned
on sale of rice below the Open Market Sale Scheme(OMSS) at Rs. 34/ kg has misfired badly with the extraordinarily low offtake of rice.
Surplus meals inventory ought to…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 11, 2023
Surplus meals inventory ought to certainly be used within the bigger curiosity of 140 crore folks however between January and May 2023, it was Karnataka alone that accounted for over 95 per cent of FCI gross sales to states, he stated.
This was when the BJP authorities was in energy within the state, he stated.
“On May 13 election results are out. The BJP loses badly. A Congress government comes in. The FCI stops providing rice to states through OMSS on June 13th, 2023. It rescinded its own sale order of June 12th with the sole intention of sabotaging the Congress’ Anna Bhagya which is unique to Karnataka,” Ramesh alleged.
Meanwhile, allow us to not overlook the continued sale of rice for ethanol at Rs 20 per kg, he added.
“The Modi government shouldn’t be shooting from the shoulders of other states. More so it shouldn’t be deploying officers to defend what is essentially a pathetic political decision,” the Congress common secretary stated.
The Anna Bhagya scheme, one of many 5 pre-poll ensures of the Congress, guarantees 10 kg rice for each BPL (under poverty line) household within the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched fee of money in lieu of the extra 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries below the federal government’s Anna Bhagya scheme.
Facing issue in procuring giant portions of rice to implement it, the state authorities determined to pay money to beneficiaries on the price of Rs 34 per kg for the extra 5 kg of rice below the free rice scheme, which is relevant to each member of a BPL family and ‘Antyodaya’ households.
