Even after the exposé of the malpractices that senior officials of the Tribal Development Corporation (TDC) have been involved in, tribals of the state continue to face government apathy. Recently, a TDC official had ordered that worm-infested rice distributed among the Katkari tribals be repolished and sent back to tribals in Bhiwandi and Panvel. However, some workers of Shramjeevi Sangathana spotted the trucks and informed the FDA, which seized the consignment and sent the samples for analysis.

One such truck was seized in Panvel and two more in Vasai. TDC regional manager Sadanand Rajure had given the order on October 10. In the order, undersigned by Rajure, he said, "Total 295 quintals of rice was brought here (Chimbipada in Bhiwandi taluka) around June 17-27, 2020 for distribution among Katkari tribals, but on October 8, the workers of Shramjeevi Sangathana seized 13.60 quintals of worm-infested rice. Since the bags of rice were kept here since the last four months, the grains have gathered moisture. So, the remaining rice kept at Chimbipada needs to be re-polished before distributing it among Katkari tribals."