Kerala to strengthen Supplyco with modern storage, supply chain reforms: CM
The Kerala government is modernizing its state-run agency, Supplyco, by investing in advanced storage and supply chain infrastructure to stabilize commodity prices. Additionally, the state has launched a major initiative to distribute over 75,000 new priority ration cards to eligible households to improve food security.
Why it matters
These reforms aim to reduce the state's long-term subsidy burden while ensuring price stability for essential goods during peak festive seasons like Onam.
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said the government would transform Supplyco into a financially self-sustaining market intervention agency by investing in modern storage infrastructure and scientific supply chain management. Such steps will enable the agency to procure essential commodities during harvest seasons at lower prices and supply them to consumers at affordable rates throughout the year, he pointed out.
He was speaking while formally launching the distribution of 73,024 Priority Household (PHH) ration cards and 2,000 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration cards in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The initiative formed part of the UDF government’s ongoing 100-day action programme.
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