The Indian government is facing a surplus of rice stock once again, despite having stopped selling it from its buffer stock to state governments five months ago. Robust paddy procurement during the current kharif marketing season has resulted in very little sale of rice from the Food Corporation of India's stock in the open market. To handle the increasing stock, the government will need to offload the grain, potentially through allocation to the poor during next year's elections.
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