Canva founders are funding a large cash transfer program in Malawi and under this initiative, they provides families with unconditional fun...

He said that the beneficiaries would now get mustard oil cheaper by about Rs 37 per litre as compared to earlier rates. Before June 2023, t...

China's top leadership has pledged resolute measures to lift the remaining 70 million poor people above poverty line by 2020 which amounted...

Non-implementing states would have to buy PDS foodgrains for distribution to APL families at a minimum support price from the Centre.

The rupee has recovered "smartly" against the US dollar and has stabilised around 61, which is "more or less correct exchange rate", FM has...

Yeddyurappa is on the fifth day of his day-night dharna, demanding extending the dole to all communities.

Bihar government has set a target to enhance the skills of one crore people in various works in the next five years, Nitish Kumar said.

SC recommends that government should undertake subsidised food grains distribution instead of doing so through Fair Price Shops run by priv...

The govt is considering extending the state subsidy to APL category families to 3 LPG cylinders above the 6 fixed by Centre.

Government is considering reintroducing its scheme to sell subsidised pulses through ration shops to give relief to common man.

Planning Commission today said a new methodology will be worked out to determine entitlements of beneficiaries under various schemes for po...

Modernisation of PDS had ensured that close to two crore bogus BPL ration cards had been weeded out nationally.

Food ministry plans to augment wheat and rice procurement by 10 mn tonnes to meet expected demand under proposed National Food Security Act.

The government today deferred the decision to hike prices of rice and wheat on ration shops for families above the poverty line (APL) in th...

When it comes to the working poor, India’s growth trajectory figures may look grim. More than a fourth of the population, though employed, ...

Despite an estimated import of 5.5m tonnes of wheat, the government may reconsider a cut in the PDS foodgrain entitlement for above-poverty...

Karnataka Government has revived the scheme to provide foodgrains under the public distribution system to people living above the poverty l...