Cabinet approval has been granted to the Minister of Trade to import 300,000 metric tons of rice.
The statement issued by the Cabinet Office in this regard is as follows.
The proposal made by Hon. Minister of Trade to import 200,000 metric tons of Nadu rice and 100,000 metric tons of GR 11 Short Grain Rice to replace Samba rice to ensure adequate stocks of rice in the open market was approved by the Cabinet.
