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
Nitish hits back at Rahul for questioning his claims"It seems Rahul Development Minister Jairam Ramesh did not tutor him properly on preparation of list of beneficiaries for social welfare sc...
02 Apr, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh to receive 89,000 tonne of foodgrains from CentreArunachal Pradesh will continue to receive 89,000 tonne of foodgrain, official sources said today.
20 Sep, 2013, 02.52 PM IST
- UPA's claim to provide rice at old price an eyewash: Jayalalithaa
The UPA's much touted Food Bill initiative was disadvantageous and something that would cause loss to Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa said.
07 Sep, 2013, 09.29 PM IST
- EGoM may approve strategy to address storage crisis today
The meeting has been scheduled in the backdrop of food minister KV Thomas writing a letter to Manmohan Singh requesting early decision on c...
19 Jun, 2012, 04.18 AM IST
- Govt set to reject SC proposals
In what signals a standoff between the executive and judiciary, the Manmohan Singh government has decided to reject the suggestions mooted ...
06 Sep, 2010, 02.28 AM IST
- Why have PDS for APL: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into politically-incorrect waters by asking the Centre why it cannot deny PDS facilities to the Above th...
28 Jul, 2010, 04.15 AM IST
- Subsidised grain unlikely for better-off in revamped PDS
The government’s plans to fix up the public distribution system (PDS) to strengthen food supply to the poor could weed out the better-off p...
04 May, 2010, 03.41 AM IST
- Govt assesses revision of CIPs of wheat & rice for APL
The government still has on its anvil a proposal to hike the price of commodities on the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the above pov...
27 Apr, 2010, 10.35 PM IST
- Maharashtra to keep sugar prices low for 3 more months
The Maharashtra government is set to offer a Rs 156-crore sweetener to the common man by keeping sugar prices low for some more time.
16 Jan, 2010, 01.26 AM IST
- Polls bring subsidised sugar, foodgrain to even APL category
The election-bound state has taken a significant decision to ensure that foodgrain and sugar are made available to ration card holders at d...
25 Aug, 2009, 07.56 AM IST
- Govt to release 2 lakh tonnes additional wheat to check prices
The government today decided to release an additional two lakh tonnes of wheat per month from October to December for distribution to APL c...
30 Sep, 2008, 10.16 PM IST
- Foodgrains stock to be above buffer norms
The government on Friday said foodgrains stock in the country would be over the buffer norms.
19 Sep, 2008, 08.02 PM IST
- Govt to take up subsidy issue again
The Manmohan Singh government has decided to bite the subsidy bullet again.
20 Jul, 2007, 03.43 AM IST
- HIPE enters JV with NOL
Hindustan Infrastructure Projects and Engineering (HIPE) has entered into a joint venture with Singapore-based logistics company Neptune Or...
01 Jun, 2007, 04.40 PM IST
- Now, CPM puts govt in rice cooker
The government and the Left seem to be heading for a confrontation over PDS prices.
05 Jun, 2006, 12.35 AM IST
- Centre to decide on universal PDS
The Centre will take a call on whether or not to bridge the Above Poverty Line (APL) consumer pie in the world's largest Public Distributio...
09 Oct, 2004, 01.39 AM IST