<p>India imposed a 20 per cent duty on the export of rice to calm down domestic prices from flaring up at a time when the Centre is running the world's largest food distribution programme for the poor.</p>.<p>The levy will be imposed on the shipments from India from Friday, September 9.</p>.<p>"The export duty will, however, not be imposed on basmati and parboiled rice," a government notification said on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>"The levy will be imposed on the export of rice in the husk (paddy or rough), husked brown rice, semi-milled or wholly-milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed" (other than parboiled and basmati rice), said the notification issued by the finance ministry.</p>.<p>The food ministry appeared to have suggested such a levy in order to have ample stock for food distribution under Pradhan Manti Garib Kalyan Yojana, a scheme of free distribution of food for the county's over 80 crore poor started by the Centre during Covid-19.</p>
<p>India imposed a 20 per cent duty on the export of rice to calm down domestic prices from flaring up at a time when the Centre is running the world's largest food distribution programme for the poor.</p>.<p>The levy will be imposed on the shipments from India from Friday, September 9.</p>.<p>"The export duty will, however, not be imposed on basmati and parboiled rice," a government notification said on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>"The levy will be imposed on the export of rice in the husk (paddy or rough), husked brown rice, semi-milled or wholly-milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed" (other than parboiled and basmati rice), said the notification issued by the finance ministry.</p>.<p>The food ministry appeared to have suggested such a levy in order to have ample stock for food distribution under Pradhan Manti Garib Kalyan Yojana, a scheme of free distribution of food for the county's over 80 crore poor started by the Centre during Covid-19.</p>
