The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Rs 238 crore custom-milled rice dues pending against 38 rice millers in Peddapalli district
P
P. Sridhar
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Authorities in Peddapalli district have initiated legal action against 38 rice millers for failing to deliver custom-milled rice to the government. The state is using the Preventive Detention Act and the Revenue Recovery Act to address the ₹238 crore default.
Authorities have registered seven criminal cases and invoked the Preventive Detention (PD) Act in one case against ‘errant’ rice millers in Peddapalli district for allegedly defaulting on delivery of custom-milled rice (CMR) in the recent past.
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