In addition to the requirements of wheat and rice under the Targetted PDS, the Central Pool is required to have sufficient stocks of these in order to meet any emergencies like drought/failures of crop, as well as to enable open market intervention in case of price rise. Therefore, the minimum stocks that should be available in the Central Pool at the beginning of the four quarters of a year are as follows:-
(With effect from April 2005) |
| DATE |
RICE |
WHEAT |
TOTAL |
| 1st April |
12.20 |
4.00 |
16.20 |
| 1st July |
9.80 |
17.10 |
26.90 |
| 1st Oct. |
5.20 |
11.00 |
16.20 |
| 1st Jan. |
11.80 |
8.20 |
20.00 |
|
