Dimapur, April 6 -- The Rising People's Party (RPP) on Sunday urged the Nagaland food and civil supplies department to publicize the list of beneficiaries for the distribution of rice under the tide-over category within 10 days in the interest of transparency and accountability.

In a release, the party said the matter is serious as the issue pertains to the distribution of 3,17,563.04 MT of tide-over rice issued by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs to the state between 2018 and (October) 2024.

Quoting RTI documents, it said it was surprising that the department claimed not to have the names of beneficiaries under the tide-over category.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution directed the states to "digitiz...