Cabinet body okays 0.11m tonnes of food grains import
Thursday, 9 December 2010
A Food Ministry proposal to import about 110,000 (0.11 million) tonnes of food grains was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase Wednesday, reports UNB.
Food Department will import the food grains in bulk under three separate packages as part of the government move to meet domestic demand through imported rice.
Of the proposed import, 60,000 tonnes will be boiled non-Basmati rice in two packages and the remaining 50,000 tonnes wheat in one package.
An Indian supplier, New Delhi-based Emmsons International Limited, will supply both rice and wheat. The price of boiled non-Basmati rice has been fixed at US$ 510 per tonne while the price of wheat fixed at US$ 348.91 per tonne.
Official sources said the two rice import tender proposals were earlier rejected by the tender evaluation committee (TEC) as the rate was higher than that offered by the Indian government under a government-to-government agreement.
"But the same committee backed out from its earlier stance on tender rejection and approved the proposal for reasons not known," said an official source.
The Cabinet body's meeting, chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, also approved some other projects which include procurement of consultancy services for JICA-funded South-Western Rural Infrastructure, additional renovation and construction works for Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj, and appointment of contractors for railway rehabilitation works on Sholashahar-Dohazari and Fateyabad-Nazirhat sections.
Food Department will import the food grains in bulk under three separate packages as part of the government move to meet domestic demand through imported rice.
Of the proposed import, 60,000 tonnes will be boiled non-Basmati rice in two packages and the remaining 50,000 tonnes wheat in one package.
An Indian supplier, New Delhi-based Emmsons International Limited, will supply both rice and wheat. The price of boiled non-Basmati rice has been fixed at US$ 510 per tonne while the price of wheat fixed at US$ 348.91 per tonne.
Official sources said the two rice import tender proposals were earlier rejected by the tender evaluation committee (TEC) as the rate was higher than that offered by the Indian government under a government-to-government agreement.
"But the same committee backed out from its earlier stance on tender rejection and approved the proposal for reasons not known," said an official source.
The Cabinet body's meeting, chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, also approved some other projects which include procurement of consultancy services for JICA-funded South-Western Rural Infrastructure, additional renovation and construction works for Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj, and appointment of contractors for railway rehabilitation works on Sholashahar-Dohazari and Fateyabad-Nazirhat sections.