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Nearly 50 rice millers default on CMR worth Rs 700 crore in Nirmal
Vigilance officials in Nirmal district have unearthed large‑scale diversion of Custom‑Milled Rice (CMR) by rice millers, with defaults amounting to Rs 700 crore in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. About 50 millers are said to have misappropriated stocks, prompting arrests, raids, and statewide audits.
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- Why it matters
- Rice millers who received government-supplied grain for processing diverted it instead of returning milled rice to state authorities, causing a Rs 700 crore loss to public stock and triggering arrests and raids across the state.
- Most affected
- Government grain procurement system — Rs 700 crore in diverted milled rice stocks unaccounted for in 2023–2024 seasons.
Arrested rice millers — Subject to vigilance raids and criminal action for misappropriation. - Likely next
- Whether statewide audits reveal additional diversions beyond the Rs 700 crore already detected, and whether more arrests follow.