What! Even rice is a 'bifurcated' state problem now? The Telangana state has been given 1 lakh tonnes of rice that was imported from Andhra Pradesh by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This irked the Telangana Rice Miller association and said that the state has got required amount of rice and there is no need of importing it from any other state like Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana Minister Etela Rajendra
According to records, the Telangana state used to produce inadequate rice earlier while now it leads even in stocks and the production is so high that there are no godowns to even store them. The Telangana Minister Etela Rajendra also admitted the fact that the state has sufficient rice production and the rice from other states is not entertained anymore.
Rajendra said that custom milling charges will be hiked by Rs 100 and ruling out the market cess. It seems the VAT has been reduced to 1% from the earlier 5%. So, do you think this affects other state producers?
