{"id":373766,"date":"2026-10-13T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373766"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:02:55","slug":"bharat-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bharat-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharat Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Indian Army launched \u2018Bharat Rice\u2019 on October 12, 2026, to improve ration quality and strengthen military logistics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Bharat Rice<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373769\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-373769\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=364%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bharat Rice\" width=\"364\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C524&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=768%2C393&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C786&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=1568%2C802&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-TH-2.jpg?w=1704&amp;ssl=1 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Indian Army<\/strong> launched the <strong>Bharat Rice initiative<\/strong> in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agencies involved:<\/strong> The <strong>Directorate General of Supplies and Transport<\/strong> is <strong>leading<\/strong> the initiative with support from the Food Corporation of India<strong> (FCI), <\/strong>National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited <strong>(NAFED) <\/strong>and the<strong> Department of Food and Public Distribution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Objective: <\/strong><\/strong>It aims to <strong>improve ration quality<\/strong> based on sustained feedback from Army personnel.<\/li>\n<li>The rice will be <strong>milled to prescribed defence specifications<\/strong> and <strong>supplied through<\/strong> the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (<strong>NAFED<\/strong>) during the financial year 2026-27.<\/li>\n<li>It will contain <strong>minimal broken, damaged and discoloured rice grains<\/strong>, with <strong>no foreign matter or admixtures<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Rice will <strong>reach Army Supply Depots directly, including those in Ladakh and the North East,<\/strong> reducing the need to collect supplies from local FCI facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Indian Army launched \u2018Bharat Rice\u2019 on October 12, 2026, to improve ration quality and strengthen military logistics. About Bharat Rice The Indian Army launched the Bharat Rice initiative in New Delhi. 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