Millers get one extra month to return rice

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, September 29

The custom milled rice (CMR) policy for 2019-20 will give an extra month to all millers to return the CMR.

“Earlier, the CMR was to be delivered by the end of March. Now, they have to deliver by the end of April. Thirty per cent has to be returned by December, 20 per cent by January, 20 per cent by February, 20 per cent by March and 10 per cent by April,” said Vinay Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner.

Under the new CMR policy for 2019-20, rice mills which had returned CMR on time in the last four years would be given extra benefits in terms of preference in selection of procurement centres along with 100 per cent paddy allotment of mill capacity. They might be given 25 per cent additional allocation if paddy was left for allocation after the first allotment.

The authorities had started the process of identifying mills which had outstanding record of delivering custom milled rice on time. Under the new policy, millers were divided into five categories. If millers failed to deliver the CMR against paddy issued, they would be liable to pay the cost of rice short.

Allotment of rice mills would be done by September 30. “In the last seven years, it is the first time that millers have returned their CMR to agencies. We are shortlisting mills as per categories,” said Singh.

What new CMR policy says...

• Under the new custom milled rice (CMR) policy for 2019-20, rice mills which had returned CMR on time in the last four years will be given extra benefits in terms of preference in selection of procurement centres along with 100% paddy allotment of mill capacity
• They might be given 25% additional allocation if paddy is left for allocation after the first allotment
• The authorities had started the process of identifying mills which had outstanding record of delivering custom milled rice on time. Under the new policy, millers were divided into five categories. 
• If millers failed to deliver the CMR against paddy issued, they would be liable to pay the cost of rice short.