The central authorities had authorized 1.48 lakh gunny luggage however only one.08 lakh gunny luggage have been provided: Amarjeet Bhagat

Food Minister Amarjeet Bhagat requested the central authorities to permit FCI to make use of gunny luggage acquired from the outdated / public distribution system. He talked about in a letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal that 1.48 lakh jute gunny luggage had been authorized by the Central Government, however only one.08 lakh gunny luggage have been provided. FCI is denying the usage of gunny from the outdated / public distribution system. Due to scarcity of gunny luggage of latest jute, the Central Government had allowed permission to deposit rice in outdated / PDS gunny luggage with FCI / State Procurement Agencies. Contrary to this permission, FCI is just not procuring rice in gunny luggage of outdated / public distribution system. The Central Government had written a letter on 20 October 2020 allowing the usage of outdated used gunny luggage within the occasion of scarcity within the provide of gunny luggage.