Come Up With The ‘One Nation-One Procurement’ Policy: KTR.

Stating that the decision to ban the export of broken rice and 20% export duty on a few varieties exposed the Central Government’s lack of vision on food security, KT Rama Rao demanded that the Centre Government come up with a ‘One Nation- One Procurement’ policy.

After restrictions on wheat exports, the Central Government imposed a ban on broken rice exports. This was due to depleting rice, wheat, and broken rice stocks in the FCI godowns and other centers, the Minister said in a statement on Saturday.

During Yasangi season early this year, when Telangana

The government urged the Centre to procure paddy produced in the State, but it had refused. A high percentage of broken rice in the stocks and enough reserves in the FCI godowns that cater for the next 4 years, were cited as reasons.

In contrast, within 6 months the BJP Government took a U-turn and imposed a ban on broken rice. He demanded that Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, explain what caused the current crisis.

He also reminded that the Union Minister had asked Telangana Government to make people in the State habituated to consuming broken rice.

This current crisis has exposed the Central Government’s failure in long-term planning to ensure the availability of sufficient stocks. It was unfortunate that BJP Government had no proper understanding, vision, and planning for national development and public welfare, he said.