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RBI highlights strong banking sector health, says lenders can withstand severe shocksIn the fiscal year 2025-26, India's financial landscape demonstrated remarkable stability. Both banks and non-bank entities showcased solid...29 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST- Sarthak PDS gets Cabinet nod with Rs 25,530 crore outlay to modernise food distribution systemApart from modernising the distribution and logistics network, the scheme seeks to strengthen fair price shops (FPS) and to assist state ag...28 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
- Sarthak PDS: Cabinet clears Rs 25,000-crore overhaul of public distribution systemThe Union Cabinet has approved the Rs 25,000-crore Sarthak Public Distribution System scheme. This initiative aims to modernize India's foo...27 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...06 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
- Centre saves ₹55,000 crore as FY26 spending undershoots estimatesGovernment spending in the last fiscal year was less than planned. This saving of about ₹55,000 crore will help manage tax collection short...10 Apr, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
- States deleted 2.12 crore bogus PDS beneficiaries so far: CentreUnder the Public Distribution System (PDS) via the National Food Security Act (NFSA), beneficiaries get 5 kg of foodgrains per person per m...17 Dec, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
- Digitisation drive transforms PDS system; 5.8 crore fake ration cards eliminated: GovtIndia's Public Distribution System (PDS) has undergone a digital revolution, eliminating 5.8 crore fake ration cards through Aadhaar authen...20 Nov, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
- Delhi HC asks Delhi govt to respond to plea challenging decision to limit non-PDS beneficiariesThe Delhi high court on Wednesday sought response of the Delhi government on a plea challenging its non-PDS guidelines, putting an 'arbitra...16 Jun, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
- Government likely to pit DBT savings against UPA scam figures in 2019 general electionPM Modi is not likely to be content with the Rs 36,500 crore savings figure cited by him on Saturday at the event to celebrate the governme...30 May, 2016, 06.06 AM IST
- Chattisgarh and Kerala using RSBY cards for public distribution systemChhattisgarh and Kerala are using smart card-based IT platform of the RSBY for all public distribution system (PDS) beneficiaries in their ...22 Jan, 2013, 08.44 AM IST
- Chhattisgarh goes for smart card solution to plug PDS leaksChhattisgarh government plans to plug leakages in the public distribution system by identifying the beneficiaries through biometric data st...24 Apr, 2012, 09.14 AM IST
- Nandan Nilekani panel suggests 2-phase IT strategy to revamp PDSA panel headed by UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani today suggested two-phase strategy to use IT to improve the PDS network.02 Nov, 2011, 05.40 PM IST
- Smart card: A solution for public distribution system problemRSBY is just the beginning. The smart card has the potential to change the way we think and to transform the entire delivery system.29 Sep, 2011, 05.27 AM IST
- PDS revamp comes a day ahead of food law meetOn the eve of a decision on the draft food security law by the Sonia Gandhi headed National Advisory Council, the government unveiled a blu...14 Jul, 2010, 05.47 AM IST
- Centre gears up for PDS revampAfter having systematically weakened the country’s Public Distribution System, the Centre is now gearing up for its complete revamp, on the...13 Jul, 2010, 09.01 PM IST
- Govt to dish out online food account for ration-card holdersThe Public Distribution System is to be linked to UID’s central data repository to plug leakages.09 Jul, 2010, 05.26 AM IST
- Economic survey suggests food coupons for poor peopleAsserting that there are major deficiencies in the Public Distribution System, Economic Survey has mooted the idea of providing food coupon...02 Jul, 2009, 02.53 PM IST
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