**Executive Summary**
The Food Corporation of India (FCI), Regional Office Maharashtra, has initiated rice sales under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) to stabilize prices and enhance market availability. E-auctions are scheduled for April 29 and 30, 2026, offering significant quantities of rice and Custom Milled Rice through regular auctions and dedicated movement. Interested traders and manufacturers must complete a 72-hour empanelment process to participate in the bidding.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Auction Objectives and Schedule**
* **Purpose:** To augment rice supply in the open market, control rising prices, and provide consumer relief.
* **Auction Dates:** Upcoming e-auctions are set for April 29 and April 30, 2026.
* **Implementation:** Sales are conducted through e-auctions and dedicated movement (bulk sale) via the FCI Regional Office in Maharashtra.
**Quantity and Stock Specifications**
* **Regular OMSS (D):** 10,000 MT of rice is being offered from the Maharashtra region.
* **Dedicated Movement:** Includes 50,000 MT of rice and 40,000 MT of non-FRK Custom Milled Rice (CMR) with 10% broken rice.
* **Sourcing:** CMR stocks include 10,000 MT from Punjab and 30,000 MT from Andhra Pradesh.
**Bidding Requirements and Limits**
* **Regular Auction Limits:** Open to traders, bulk buyers, and manufacturers with a minimum bid of 1 MT and a maximum limit of 7,000 MT per bidder.
* **Dedicated Movement Limits:** Open to bulk consumers and traders with a minimum bid quantity of 2,650 MT.
* **Registration:** Buyers must empanel with m-Junction Services Limited via their dedicated portal; the process takes 72 hours.
**Impact Analysis**
**Traders, Bulk Buyers, and Manufacturers**
**Impact**
These stakeholders gain the opportunity to procure large-scale rice stocks to stabilize their supply chains and meet market demand.
**Action Required**
Interested parties must get empanelled through the m-Junction portal (https://www.valuejunction.in/fci/) and participate in the bidding process on the scheduled dates.
**Successful Bidders**
**Impact**
Bidders who win the auction are responsible for the logistics coordination of their purchased stock.
**Action Required**
Successful bidders must intimate their receipt railhead destination to the concerned General Manager (Region).
**Consumers**
**Impact**
Consumers are expected to benefit from increased rice availability and the stabilization of rising market prices.
**Action Required**
No direct action is required from this group.
**FCI Regional General Managers**
**Impact**
They are responsible for overseeing the distribution and logistical finalization of the sold stocks.
**Action Required**
Receive and process railhead destination intimations from successful bidders to facilitate stock movement.
Key Entities Referenced
Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS (D)]: The primary government initiative for the sale of rice to bulk buyers and traders to enhance market availability and stabilize prices.
Food Corporation of India (FCI): The central agency implementing the sale of rice stocks through e-auctions and dedicated movement across various regions.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution: The overseeing government ministry responsible for the policy direction and execution of food grain distribution schemes.
Maharashtra, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh: Key locations involved in the offering (Maharashtra) and sourcing (Punjab and Andhra Pradesh) of rice stocks for the e-auction initiative.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
FCI Maharashtra initiates Sale of Rice under
OMSS (D) through E-Auction and Dedicated
Movement
Posted On: 28 APR 2026 5:34PM by PIB Mumbai
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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PIB Mumbai | Edgar Coelho/Darshana Rane
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