Centre likely to distribute 3 months' ration in one go to clear stocks

With surplus foodgrain stocks and more wheat arriving, the Centre may allow states to lift and distribute three months' ration quota in advance to prevent a storage crunch

With the Food Corporation of India (FCI) sitting on stockpiles of wheat and rice, the Centre may permit states to lift three months of their ration quota in one go and distribute it free among beneficiaries. 

Permitting states to distribute three months’ ration in one go to public distribution system (PDS) beneficiaries is a routine exercise undertaken to clear warehouse stocks ahead of new arrivals.  

“We do this regularly to allow states to lift three months’ ration quota to clear space from our warehouses. It is to also manage inventories, and even during Covid, the government had distributed two months’