Tag: public distribution system
Posted in Economy
₹69,000 crore vanishes in grain leakages: Where is India’s free ration going?
A staggering 28% of grains supplied through India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) never reach their intended beneficiaries and the economic loss to the exchequer is…
Posted in Economy
Piyush Goyal: Wheat export ban to continue for now: Piyush Goyal
The ban on exports of wheat will continue as India has to ensure adequate supplies of the foodgrain for its domestic market and keep the…
Posted in Economy
fci: Additional Rs 1.45 lakh-cr budget for FCI is indicative estimate; food subsidy ‘adequate’ for procurement: Govt
An extra-budgetary provision of Rs 1.45 lakh crore made to state-run FCI in the Budget for 2023-24 fiscal is an “indicative outlay” of short term…