Coronavirus: FCI ramps up foodgrain supplies across country during lockdown

The FCI is conducting e-auction under Open Market Sales Scheme for providing wheat to the empanelled roller flour mills/state government to ease the supply constraint in the market

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is ensuring uninterrupted supply of wheat and rice throughout the country during the lockdown period.

A press release from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, "FCI is fully prepared to meet not only the food grain requirement under National Food Security Act (NFSA) at 5 kg per month per beneficiary but also any additional demand including the supply of 5 kg/ person for the next three months to 81.35 crore people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana."

"As on March 31, 2020, FCI has 56.75 Million MT (MMT) of foodgrains (30.7