Civil Supplies achieves 99% CMR delivery

The Civil Supplies Department has achieved the distinction of recovering 99% of the custom milled rice (CMR) of kharif even before the commencement of operations for Rabi. This is an all-time record in the history of the department, a press release informed on Friday.

In the past, due to abnormal delay in delivery of the CMR, the Civil Supplies Corporation was paying interest at 11% to banks on borrowed capital, while purchasing rice at ₹ 25 per kilogram to distribute at ₹ 1 per kg through public distribution system. Now, a full-stop has been put to the practice, said the release.

Hundred per cent CMR delivery has been achieved in 19 districts of Asifabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Siricilla, Peddapalli, Warangal (Urban), Warangal (Rural), Khammam, Kothagudem, Nalgonda, Suryapeta, Yadadri, Mahabubnagar, Medchal, Wanaparthi, Karimnagar, Jagityal, Shamshabad and Vikarabad districts, while 98% and above has been achieved in five other districts.

Towards procuring desired levels of delivery, deadline of February 15 was fixed, and a cut in milling charges for deliveries after the date was decided upon, the note said.