Mumbai, 28 April 2026

 

The Food Corporation of India (FCI), Regional Office Maharashtra, has commenced the sale of rice under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS (D)] from the first week of August 2025 with the objective of enhancing market availability and helping to stabilise prices. Rice is being offered through e-auction as well as through dedicated movement (bulk sale). Buyers willing to purchase rice stocks can get themselves empanelled with FCI’s e-auction service provider, m-Junction Services Limited, through the portal https://www.valuejunction.in/fci/, and participate in the bidding process. The empanelment process is completed within 72 hours for interested parties.

For the upcoming e-auctions scheduled on 29 and 30 April 2026, a total of 10,000 MT of rice is being offered under the regular OMSS (D) e-auction from the Maharashtra region. Traders, bulk buyers, and manufacturers are eligible to participate, with a minimum bid quantity of 1 MT and a maximum bidding limit of up to 7,000 MT per bidder. In addition, under OMSS (D) through dedicated movement, a total of 50,000 MT of rice and 40,000 MT of non-FRK Custom Milled Rice (CMR) with 10% broken rice—comprising 10,000 MT from Punjab and 30,000 MT from Andhra Pradesh—are being offered through e-auction. Bulk consumers and traders can participate in this category with a minimum bid quantity of 2,650 MT. Successful bidders will be required to intimate the receipt railhead destination to the concerned General Manager (Region). The OMSS (D) scheme is expected to play an important role in augmenting the supply of rice in the open market, thereby helping to control rising prices and providing relief to consumers.

 

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