Government’s ‘Bharat’ Rice Initiative Aims to Tackle Soaring Prices and Boost Market Stability In response to the escalating prices of rice, the Central Government has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to make this essential commodity more affordable for consumers. Under the ‘Bharat’ brand, rice will be directly sold to consumers at ₹29 per kg in 5- and 10-kg packs through cooperatives like Nafed, NCCF, and Kendriya Bhandar. Despite earlier calls to rice millers...