The government has permitted exports of specified quantities of wheat, wheat flour and broken rice to five countries, including Bhutan, Mali and Indonesia, a notification said on Thursday. The quantity notified for Bhutan includes 14,184 tonnes of wheat grain, 5,326 tonnes of atta, 15.226 tonnes of maida/semoline, and 48,804 tonnes of broken rice.
Shipments of broken rice are authorized for Mali (100,000 tonnes), Senegal (500,000 tonnes over six months), Gambia (50,000 tonnes over six months), and Indonesia (200,000 tonnes).
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has stated in a notification that the export is sanctioned through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL).
NCEL is a company set up with cooperative societies as its promoters.
Though exports of wheat and broken rice were banned to boost domestic supply, outbound shipments are allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to certain countries to meet their food security needs and on request.
“Export of (wheat grain, atta, maida/semolina, and broken rice) food commodities are permitted through National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL),” it said.
