Bhubaneswar, Feb. 18 -- Subsidised rice has been a vote reaper in Odisha and also a key ingredient of conflict between the State government and the Centre. This time round, free rice has become a new bone of contention between the State and the Centre.
Flagging concerns over non-allocation of food grains under the Annapurna Scheme in which 10kg food grains, in this case rice, is distributed free of cost; the Odisha Food Supplies Secretary wrote to the Union Rural Development Secretary seeking release of food grains and funds pending for the past two years.
Odisha has highlighted that the Centre has not been providing rice to the beneficiaries of the State under the scheme for past two years. In the letter, the State Food Supplies Secretar...