Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) to accept the surplus parboiled rice from the state for the next Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22.
In a letter Mr Patnaik also requested the Prime Minister to give reasonable time to the state to align itself with the requirements of DFPD.
The CM requested the Prime Minister to personally intervene in the matter and direct the DFPD after the Union government on August 31 last informed the state that Food Corporation of India (FCI) would not accept surplus parboiled rice from Odisha any more.