Centre raises Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) rice e-auction target for 2026-27 to 50 LMT, with 25 LMT already sold by 31 October 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 6 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Government of India has doubled the target quantity of rice for sale through e-auction under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS (D)] for 2026-27, increasing it from 25 LMT to 50 LMT.
In the maturing financial year 2026-27 up to 31 October 2026, a total of 25 LMT of rice was sold to private parties through OMSS (D) e-auctions, compared with 11 LMT in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.