Food
Corporation of India offered 22.0 LMT out of 25 LMT Wheat stock earmarked for e
auction wheat from the Central pool stock to the market through various routes
under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) in the first e auction on 1st February
2023. More than 1100 bidders came
forward for participation in the first e auction. A quantity of 8.88 LMT
was sold in the first day of e. auction in 22 states.
In Rajasthan, bidding would be
conducted on 02.02.2023.
Further sale of wheat through e.
auction will continue throughout the country on every Wednesday till 2nd week
of March 2023.
Govt. of
India has reserved 3 LMT wheat to Govt.
PSUs/cooperatives/Federations
like Kendriya Bhandar, NCCF and NAFED for sale without e-auction at the
concessional rate of Rs 2350/Qtls for converting wheat to Atta and offer it to
public at an Maximum Retail Price of Rs. 29.50 per Kg. NCCF has been allowed to
lift 50000 MT of Wheat stock under the above scheme across 07 states. Allotment
of 1 LMT Wheat is made to NAFED and 1 LMT Wheat made to Kendriya Bhandar under
this scheme to bring down the price of Atta across the country.
Offloading
of 30 LMT wheat in the market through OMSS (D) scheme within a span of two
months through multiple channels will have wider reach as well as
immediate impact on the soaring wheat and Atta prices and will help
containing the rising prices and will bring much relief to the common man.
In order
to address the rising price of wheat and Atta in the country, Group of
Ministers headed by Home Minister Sri Amit Shah made some recommendations which
are being followed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution.