‘Price of rice to come down as OMS program starts’

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said that the price of rice would reduce in the markets as Food Friendly Programme and sale of rice under the open market sale (OMS) began in the country.

The minister made the assertion while addressing reporters after the inauguration of rice-flour distribution among the beneficiaries on the Chapra Mosque premises in city's Azimpur area under the FFP and OMS programme started across the country on Thursday (September 1).

The food minister said that three lakh metric tonnes of rice will be given every month under the program.

Currently, the country has a storage of about 20 lakh tons of food grains, he said, adding that more wheat and rice will be imported in the days to come.