Meeting between Civil Supplies Corporation and FCI held

Commissioner of Civil Supplies C.V. Anand has requested the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to ensure there was no delay in settlement of custom milled rice (CMR) claims, to avoid the additional burden of interest on the Civil Supplies Corporation.

He made the request on Wednesday, at a coordination meeting between the FCI and Civil Supplies Corporation held at the regional office of FCI.

He suggested settlement of claims within three days, through constant coordination between the managers of Civil Supplies Corporation and the Area Managers of FCI at district level on day-to-day basis.

Mr. Anand has also requested the General Manager of FCI, Rajagopal, to enhance the credit limit and solve the problems being faced by Managers of Hyderabad & Ranga Reddy in lifting of rice.

The issue of payment of ₹70 crore due from the FCI towards paddy transportation charges from 2009-10 till date also come up for discussion in the meeting, a press release informed.

Managers of Civil Supplies Corporation and other officials of both the organisations participated in the meeting.