T.N. govt. to sell parboiled rice at ₹30 per kg through 260 Amudham, cooperative stores: Minister
The Tamil Nadu government is intervening in food inflation by selling parboiled rice at a subsidized rate of ₹30 per kg through cooperative and Amudham stores. This measure aims to stabilize prices following supply shortages from neighboring states.
Why it matters
Government intervention in essential commodity pricing is a critical tool for managing food security and public welfare during inflationary periods.
T.N. govt. to sell parboiled rice at ₹30 per kg through 260 Amudham, cooperative stores: Minister CHENNAI To ease the impact of food inflation and stabilise the prices of essential commodities, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to sell parboiled rice at ₹30 per kg through 211 cooperative stores and 49 retail outlets of Amudham departmental stores run by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation across the State, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat in Chennai, Mr. Venkataramanan said the State government has been closely monitoring the prices of essential commodities, such as rice, pulses and cooking oil. He said the increase in the retail price of rice in Tamil Nadu was due to a shortage in the supply of rice from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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