Subsidised rice sold at ₹30 a kg through cooperative outlets in Erode district

A-grade fine rice is being sold at a subsidised price of ₹30 a kg through designated cooperative outlets in Erode district under the State government’s price-stabilisation scheme. Families holding valid ration cards can purchase up to 5 kg of rice at the subsidised rate.

The rice is available at the Erode Bus Stand branch of Chinthamani Cooperative Wholesale Stores (contact person: Shanmugam, 99767 36726); the Perundurai Medical College branch near the tuberculosis unit (Gandhimathi, 97863 15987); the Bhavani branch opposite the New Bus Stand (Krishnan, 98427 95548); the Gobi branch near the bus stand (Prabha, 94458 88955); and the Sathyamangalam branch on Bannari Road (Ilamurugan, 63812 13813).

The other outlets are the Punjai Puliampatti Primary Cooperative Store (K. Anbumani, 91502 25438); the Bannari Amman Sugar Mill Employees’ Primary Cooperative Store (Kulandaivel, 73733 23070); the Anthiyur Primary Cooperative Store near the taluk office (Khalil, 98427 77768); the Gobi Primary Cooperative Store (K.S. Saravanan, 97503 65827); and the Sathy Sugar Primary Cooperative Store (G. Matheswaran, 94898 83305). Complaints regarding the sale of rice can be lodged via WhatsApp at 73387 20703, the release added.