Kochi, Oct 18 (PTI) Kerala Ministers G R Anil, P Prasad, and K N Balagopal on Saturday met representatives of rice mill owners and urged them to resume paddy procurement immediately.

According to a press release from the Information and Public Relations Department, the ministers assured the representatives that all possible favourable decisions would be taken to address their demands.

The ministers informed the mill owners that, due to legal constraints, no changes can currently be made to the out-turn ratio (OTR). Show Full Article

However, the Cabinet would consider and take a positive decision regarding the pending Rs 63 crore related to OTR variation for 2022–23, the release said.

The key demand of the mill owners is to reduce the OTR of paddy from the central government standard o

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