India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
A ₹3 lakh crore rain check? India’s monsoon now comes with a Hormuz fine printIndia’s fertiliser supply chain is under strain as the West Asia conflict disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route ...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Assam govt suspends distribution of ration items for two months due to interim budgetAssam has temporarily halted the distribution of subsidized pulses, sugar, and salt under its public distribution system for two months, ef...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's Bengal recipe: Machh Bhaat at ₹5; no liquor near schools, templesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has introduced a new fish and rice meal at subsidized rates in canteens. Liquor shops will now ...
27 May, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food secretaryGovernment remains firm on not resuming subsidised rice sale for ethanol. Chopra encourages maize ethanol production and highlights the imp...
05 Apr, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food SecyThe rice sale for ethanol makers was discontinued for various reasons, including apprehensions about domestic output and high retail prices...
04 Apr, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
Govt launches Bharat rice at Rs 29/kg to provide relief to consumersIndia's food minister, Piyush Goyal, introduced 'Bharat rice' at a subsidized rate of Rs 29 per kg to alleviate the impact of a 15% increas...
07 Feb, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
What is Bharat rice? Check price list and where to buyBharat rice: The government plans to introduce 'Bharat rice' on Tuesday at a subsidized rate of Rs 29 per kg, aiming to alleviate the impac...
06 Feb, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Govt to launch Bharat rice at Rs 29/kg on Tuesday to provide relief to consumersFood Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to launch Bharat rice at Kartavya path in the national capital, an official release said. The Food ...
05 Feb, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
West Bengal govt to subsidize rice and wheat for those in enclaves in North BengalAround 200 families – who are reluctant to go to the enclave which now belongs to Bangladesh – would also be distributed rations free of co...
23 Dec, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
National Food Security Act in Assam from December 24The Assam government today said it will implement National Food Security Act from December 24 and provide subsidised rice to 2.4 crore peop...
19 Dec, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
Odisha government to provide subsidised rice to SC/ST schools: Naveen Patnaik"The state government will take the burden of the expenditure to be made for supply of subsidised rice to SC-ST residential schools," Patna...
02 Oct, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee faces Opposition heat over subsidised food scheme in West BengalThe announcement comes at a time when the state government is already selling subsidised rice (at Rs 2/kg) in the LWE affected blocks in th...
30 Jul, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
Rice distribution proved key to Raman Singh's successChhattisgarh Food Security Act, which he is credited of bringing in much before National Food Security Act, is being dubbed as a game chang...
09 Dec, 2013, 08.04 PM IST
- Food subsidy bill to rise by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore this year
The country's food subsidy bill is expected to jump by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore in the 2010-11 fiscal, the Lok Sabha was told today.
22 Feb, 2011, 04.07 PM IST
- Bangladesh garment makers to sell cheap rice to workers
Bangladesh garment manufacturers said they would distribute subsidised rice to thousands of some of the world's lowest-paid workers to help...
03 May, 2008, 03.58 PM IST
- Ban on sale of export rice goes
Rice exporters have got another breather from the government. The food ministry today postponed its ban on domestic sale of subsidised FCI ...
25 Sep, 2002, 12.33 AM IST