Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Wednesday informed that there was sufficient stock of rice to meet the requirements of Nagaland state.
In a press release, FCI, regional office, Dimapur informed that in order to meet the needs of citizens in Nagaland, the Centre has allocated approximately 27000 MT rice for the month of October 2022 through different schemes i.e., NFSA, PMGKAY, OWS.
FCI also stated that at present FCI Nagaland Region has the stock position of 43111 MT rice. Stating that Nagaland is a rice consuming state, FCI said there was no procurement of rice/paddy in the year 2022.
In August this year, Food Corporation of India released 11,500 metric tonne (MT) of food grains, as per the Central government’s monthly allocation. Till September, FCI received 12,149.73 MT (five rakes) of food grains.
