Telangana Civil Supplies Commissioner Rajat Kumar has maintained that the Civil Supplies Corporation/Department has been procuring rice required for government schemes at negotiated prices from millers, as has been the practice since 1983. In response to a news item “Free lunch for millers” published in these columns on May 23, the Commissioner said ‘sanna biyyam’ (fine rice) required for welfare hostels and mid-day meal scheme was also purchased from millers in the same manner. It was ensured that only varieties grown in Telangana were delivered and no unintended benefit was given to them, Dr. Rajat Kumar added.
Further, the Commissioner said fine rice required for 2015-16 had already been procured
