The Indian government on Friday lifted the ban on 100 per cent broken rice, which was in place since September 2022.
In a notification issued late in the evening, the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade said that, as per the revised policy, exports of broken rice will be free. Till now, it had been “prohibited”.
The move comes as India’s rice storages are overflowing, and the exporting industry has also been pressing for it. African nations, particularly Senegal, besides China and Vietnam, were big buyers of the broken grain before the centre imposed the ban to ensure ample supplies in the domestic market.