{"id":12853,"date":"2023-12-28T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/?p=12853"},"modified":"2023-12-28T16:05:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:05:52","slug":"government-to-sell-fci-rice-to-be-marketed-under-bharat-brand-pricing-undecided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/government-to-sell-fci-rice-to-be-marketed-under-bharat-brand-pricing-undecided\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to sell FCI rice to be marketed under Bharat brand, pricing undecided"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government is already selling wheat flour (atta) and pulses under the Bharat brand through outlets managed by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), National Cooperative Consumers\u2019 Federation (NCCF) and Kendriya Bhandar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-45.png 590w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-45-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to check rice inflation, the government is considering a proposal to sell FCI rice under the \u2019Bharat\u2019 brand but the discounted rate has not yet been decided, a food ministry official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry\u2019s efforts to check retail rice prices by boosting domestic availability through sale of FCI rice via e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) has received a lukewarm response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dThere is a proposal to retail \u2019Bharat rice\u2019 but the price has not yet been decided,\u201d the official told PTI on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the OMSS, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is offering quality rice at a reserve price of Rs 29 per kg. \u201dWhether to sell Bharat rice at the same rate or reduced rate, the decision has to be taken by the Group of Ministers,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is already selling wheat flour (atta) and pulses under the Bharat brand through outlets managed by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), National Cooperative Consumers\u2019 Federation (NCCF) and Kendriya Bhandar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FCI has been able to sell only 3.04 lakh tonnes of rice under OMSS so far this year. 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