Ooty cooperative outlet begins sale of ‘A’ grade fine-quality rice
The Nilgiris Collector inaugurated the sale of ‘A’ grade fine-quality rice at the Commercial Road cooperative outlet in Ooty on October 22.
Representative image generated with AI; it does not depict the actual October 22, 2026 event.
Ooty | October 22, 2026
Sales of ‘A’ grade fine-quality rice have begun at the cooperative sales outlet on Commercial Road in Udhagamandalam (Ooty), the Nilgiris district administration said. District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, IAS, inaugurated the sale on October 22.
The initiative is being carried out on behalf of the Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department. The district release did not separately state the Ooty outlet’s price or packet size.
Details announced for the statewide scheme
- Fine-quality rice at ₹30 per kilogram.
- Up to five kilograms for a customer, according to need.
- 25,000 metric tonnes in the first phase.
- Distribution through 201 cooperative shops and 49 Amudham stores across Tamil Nadu.
These statewide details were reported by Dinamani on October 15 while citing the Tamil Nadu government’s announcement. Customers should check with the Ooty outlet for current stock and local sale arrangements.
Image disclosure: The featured image is an AI-generated representative illustration. It does not depict the actual October 22 event or document the specific Ooty outlet.
Verified sources
- Nilgiris district administration — Press Release No.526, October 22, 2026
- Dinamani — Tamil Nadu fine-rice cooperative-store scheme details, October 15, 2026, 9:00 p.m. IST
Image credit: AI-generated representative illustration by MyNilgiris / OpenAI.
