Tag: public distribution system
Sarthak PDS gets Cabinet nod with Rs 25,530 crore outlay to modernise food distribution system
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for Sarthak Public Distribution System (PDS) scheme to modernise it and…
Cabinet clears ₹25,530 Cr ‘SARTHAK-PDS’ scheme to boost ration system for 80 Cr beneficiaries – The Economic Times Video
A significant decision was taken during the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This Cabinet decision will have a direct impact on…
Sarthak PDS: Cabinet clears Rs 25,000-crore overhaul of public distribution system
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 25,000-crore Sarthak Public Distribution System (PDS) scheme aimed at modernising India’s food security network that currently supports…
Government’s foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirement
New Delhi: The government’s wheat and rice reserves held in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns rose to 604.02 lakh tonnes as of April 1,…
Stockholding limit withdrawn on wheat on sufficient supply
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has withdrawn the stockholding limit on wheat as there is a comfortable stock in the domestic market…
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asks states to create more foodgrain storage facilities
New Delhi: Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday asked all state governments to create more storage facilities for foodgrains amid the rising procurement of…
Finance ministry rejects hike in food subsidy bill, pushes for open market grain sales
New Delhi: The finance ministry has rejected a proposal to raise food subsidy outlay to ₹2.20 lakh crore from ₹2.03 lakh crore in the revised…