Centre sets ₹2,250 per quintal OMSS rice price for states and ethanol distilleries
The Department of Food and Public Distribution said on 11 February 2025 that state governments and their corporations can buy FCI rice under OMSS (Domestic) at ₹2,250 per quintal without e-auction.
Summary
The Department of Food and Public Distribution said on 11 February 2025 that under the revised Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) policy, state governments, state corporations and community kitchens can buy FCI rice at a pan-India reserve price of ₹2,250 per quintal without joining e-auctions, up to a total of 12 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Non-surplus states needing more rice can use this route. Ethanol distilleries can buy rice at the same price up to 24 LMT, with supply allowed in both deficit and surplus states throughout the year.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 February 2025
- Price
- ₹2,250 per quintal (pan-India), without e-auction
- Cap for states/corporations/community kitchens
- 12 LMT
- Cap for ethanol distilleries
- 24 LMT
- Distillery supply
- Deficit and surplus states, all year
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Under the OMSS (Domestic) policy described on 11 February 2025, at what price (₹ per quintal) can state governments buy FCI rice without e-auction?
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Correct answer: D — 2,250
State governments, their corporations and community kitchens can buy rice at a pan-India price of ₹2,250 per quintal, up to 12 LMT.
Up to how much FCI rice (in lakh metric tonnes) can ethanol distilleries buy under the OMSS (Domestic) policy, as stated in February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 24
Ethanol distilleries can buy up to 24 LMT at ₹2,250 per quintal; the separate cap for states and their corporations is 12 LMT.
Consider the following statements about the sale of FCI rice under OMSS (Domestic), as described on 11 February 2025: 1. Community kitchens can buy rice at the same ₹2,250 per quintal price as state governments. 2. Supply of FCI rice to ethanol distilleries is allowed only in surplus states. 3. Non-surplus states needing additional rice can buy it without participating in e-auction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
Community kitchens get the ₹2,250 price and non-surplus states can buy without e-auction. Rice can be supplied to distilleries in both deficit and surplus states, so the second statement is wrong.