Wanaparthy: A recent incident involving a rice mill in Pebbair has raised concerns about rule violations in paddy allocation. Around 30 trucks filled with paddy were transported in one day from the Chityala warehouse to the Saptagiri Rice Mill in Pebbair. However, instead of storing the paddy at the mill, it was kept in a godown located in Beechupalli, which is in a different district—Jogulamba-Gadwal.
This action is against government regulations, as paddy should not be stored outside the district where the mill is located. Despite this, officials have reportedly ignored the issue. No official documents were issued for the movement of the paddy, and the truck records only mention the name of the rice mill. This has sparked discussions among other rice millers in the district, with many now wondering if the District Collector will take any action.
There are also growing concerns about the functioning of the Civil Supplies department in the district. It is rumored that a miller who was earlier blacklisted has once again received a large amount of paddy using the name of another rice mill.
In the past, a mill owner in Pebbair managed to get two registration codes for the same rice mill. This allowed him to receive an unusually large amount of paddy during the 2022–2023 Kharif season. For 2023–2024, he was supposed to return 12.606 tonnes of Custom Milled Rice (CMR) to the government, and during the Rabi season, another 3.046 tonnes were due. However, the mill failed to deliver the rice even after the deadline.
When District Supply Officer Kashi Vishwanath and his team inspected the mill, they found no rice in stock. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the same mill had been given double allocations due to the two registration codes. As a result, the mill was officially blacklisted.
Despite being blacklisted, the same person has now received another large allocation of paddy. This time, the paddy was given under the name of a different owner, but officials suspect it is a cover-up. This goes against the orders from higher Civil Supplies authorities, which clearly stated that mills owing CMR should not be given more paddy and that legal action should be taken to recover the pending rice.
However, it appears that some higher officials are ignoring these instructions. They reportedly allowed the new allocation by claiming the name change was only a small difference within the same family. This has raised serious concerns about corruption and misuse of power in the department.
