NEW DELHI, July 2 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a landmark reform to improve the quality of rice supplied under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and Other Welfare Schemes.
For the first time in nearly three decades, the Government has revised the quality specifications of rice supplied under the Public Distribution System ensuring that beneficiaries receive rice with substantially lower broken grain content while maintaining their existing entitlements.
Raw rice supplied under PMGKAY will contain up to 10% broken grains, replacing the existing specification of up to 25%.
Parboiled rice will contain up to 5% broken grains, replacing the existing specification of up to 16%.
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