Rice distribution through PDS, PMGKAY doubled in June-August period

As on September 16, FCI has approximately 22.45 million tonnes of rice and 24.09 million tonnes of wheat in the central pool

The Centre — in order to manage its inventories — has more than doubled the quantity of rice that it distributes through the public distribution system (PDS) and also the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) between June and August this year compared to the same period last year.

For the same time period, it has lowered the quantity of wheat allocated by almost a quarter. This is in accordance with the stock drawdown levels sourced from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) website.

The strategy seems to be paying off. According to the latest grain stock levels, India