National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. (APSCSCL) plays significant role in providing food security through distribution of rice to the vulnerable section of people under targeted public distribution system through Mandal Level Stock (MLS) Points. The physical and social system in which the rice commodity moves from buffer storage warehouse to MLS point (stage I) and MLS point to fair price shop (stage II) and how it is being handled was studied by selecting one MLS point in each district. Thus, a total of 13 MLS points were selected. Data of monthly receipts and issues for a period of 5 months were recorded. For estimating transit and handling losses during Stage I transport and Stage II transport, 100% weighment was made. Data for stage I transportation and stage II transportation were collected and analyzed using statistical package SPSS 16.0 for tests of significance. A total quantity of 28391.47 MT of rice was handled during the study period for assessment of losses. Average total transit and handling losses were estimated to be 0.276%. Economic loss due to transit and handling losses extrapolating to the state of Andhra Pradesh as a whole was estimated as Rs. 182.11 million per annum.
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