The move will help to reduce the country’s consumption dependence on imported edible oil in future

Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution today E-launched ’Nafed Fortified Rice Bran Oil.’ On the occasion, Pandey said that this initiative by National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) will significantly reduce the country’s consumption dependence on imported edible oil in future. He also said that this will provide opportunities for Indian edible oil manufacturers further, and also will give an impetus to the Prime Minister’s Aatmnirbhar Bharat initiative. The rice bran oil will be marketed by Nafed.

Arun Singhal, Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Sanjeev Kumar Chaddha, MD, Nafed and Atish Chandra, CMD, Food Corporation of India (FCI) were present during the E-launch.

On this occasion, CMD, FCI informed that recently an MoU has been signed between Nafed and FCI for the production and marketing of fortified rice kernel.

Chaddha said that this initiative will provide easy access to Nafed branded high-quality rice bran oil, which will also give a boost to the indigenous oil manufacturing industry.

The rice bran oil will be available at all Nafed stores and also on various online platforms.