OMSS policy for 2025-26 announced; price of rice for ethanol hiked by ₹0.70/kg
The Centre on Thursday notified the policy on selling foodgrains from official reserves under the open market sales scheme (OMSS). Under the scheme, the reserve price of wheat has been fixed at ₹2,550/quintal for all categories, up from ₹2,300-2,325 last year, whereas that of rice has been fixed at different rates depending on category of buyers.
For distilleries to produce ethanol, the government has allocated same 5.2 million tonnes (mt) for the ethanol supply year 2025-26 (November-October) and hiked the fixed rate to ₹2,320/quintal from current ₹2,250. Of the 5.2 mt allocated to distilleries in current ESY, as much as 1.7 mt have been lifted so far.
“For the purpose of supplying rice to ethanol distilleries, old/broken rice should be utilised to the extent feasible,” said the Food Ministry in a notification.
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