Overview
- The board issued an advisory to rice millers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana mandating stringent quality checks and permitting rejection of entire truckloads that do not pass.
- Officials must approve rice only after meticulous sampling and boiling tests that confirm compliance with prescribed standards.
- Millers will submit monthly supply schedules specifying quantities and varieties to ensure uninterrupted annaprasadam operations.
- Oversight will include monthly virtual meetings, quarterly reviews, and monthly food-quality surveys conducted by Srivari Sevaks.
- The measures follow a recent CBI chargesheet alleging 60 lakh kg of adulterated ghee worth Rs 250.80 crore was sold from 2019 to 2024, as procurement continues at about 20,000 kg of rice daily sourced roughly 60:40 from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with collaboration planned with the State Warehousing Corporation, FSSAI and CFTRI to modernise storage.