Imphal, Aug. 21 -- Thestate government plans to conduct the Mobile Sale of Open Market Sale Scheme - Domestic (OMSS-D) Rice across all districts, according to a statement issued on Thursday.

The Directorate of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has initiated the move in an effort to curb the current rise in rice prices and to ease the hardship faced by the people.

Under this initiative, a fixed quantity of rice will be allocated to each of the 16 districts at the rate of 50 quintals per Assembly Constituency in the first phase.

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The base rate of rice has been fixed at Rs. 2350 per quintal (inclusive of loading/unloading charges of...