Civil Supplies Authorities To Seize Assets Of Defaulted Millers
“The updated protocols target millers, who fail to deliver CMR or attempt to misappropriate government paddy purchased with public funds at minimum support price": officials
HYDERABAD: As part of dealing with defaulted millers and discouraging potential defaulters of CMR (Custom Milled Rice), the authorities will be adopting a new tactic, the officials will now be authorised to seize assets. The District Collectors will be mandated to issue ‘distraint orders’ to seize movable assets, including rice mill machinery, vehicles, and bank accounts shortly.
According to officials, to enforce this, the civil supplies department has launched an aggressive enforcement drive to recover government dues from defaulting rice millers under the revenue recovery act. The department is initiating an intensive legal and tactical training program starting October 5, at the Dr MCRHRD Institute to ensure swift and legally sound asset seizures by frontline officers across the state.
“The updated protocols target millers, who fail to deliver CMR or attempt to misappropriate government paddy purchased with public funds at minimum support price. Upon detecting a shortfall during joint physical verifications, the department now immediately issues a show cause notice, granting a strict seven-day window for the miller to respond before recovery actions escalate,” informed officials.
To execute this zero-tolerance framework flawlessly, the specialised workshops will teach key personnel how to navigate the statutory recovery roadmap. This new training curriculum is designed to eliminate documentation errors, ensuring that all departmental actions remain legally unimpeachable.
Deputy tahsildars and assistant civil supplies officers are receiving rigorous field training on conducting airtight physical verifications, drafting precise panchanamas, and securing vital videographic evidence.
Simultaneously, assistant managers and district managers are being trained to act as principal financial authorities, learning to accurately calculate monetary claims and maintain reconciled recovery registers.
“District civil supplies officers are receiving specialised instructions on coordinating directly with revenue officials to swiftly trace and attach defaulters' assets. By weaponising the revenue recovery act, civil supplies officers are now empowered to strike at the financial assets of defaulters without hesitation,” the officials added.