Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
ED raids 11 locations across Punjab in PMLA case linked to former DIG Harcharan Singh BhullarThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at eleven locations in Punjab. These searches are linked to former Punjab DIG Harcharan Sing...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
West Bengal: ED raids premises in Kolkata, Burdwan in PDS 'scam' caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its money laundering investi...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Two more arrested in Sandeshkhali in connection with attack on ED officialsThe West Bengal Police on Friday arrested two people in connection with the attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, the first arrests in th...
14 Jan, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
ED arrests former Bongaon municipality chairman Shankar Adhya in public distribution system caseAccording to the ED, as per the evidence collected, about 25.55% of total wheat flour required to be delivered to PDS distributors was siph...
06 Jan, 2024, 09.53 PM IST
West Bengal PDS case: ED files first charge sheetThe names of West Bengal forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick and local businessman and rice mill owner Bakibur Rahaman have surfaced in the ...
12 Dec, 2023, 10.05 PM IST
Centre gives 1-year deadline to states for rolling out ‘one nation, one ration card'This is one of the 100-days agenda of the Modi 2.0 government, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
29 Jun, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
Six more states keen to implement DBT in kerosene: GovernmentThe Minister said PDS kerosene is distributed to ration card holders through the state government and the state civil supplies authorities ...
22 Nov, 2016, 04.58 PM 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
- Smart card: A solution for public distribution system problem
RSBY 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
- Targeted PDS is a failure: Plan Panel member
A day after the Work Bank marked out deficiencies in the country's public distribution system (PDS) for foodgrain, a senior government offi...
20 May, 2011, 08.54 AM IST
- NREG, PDS & nutritional deprivation
The effects of NREG wages on nutrient intake in many cases are larger than those of non-NREG income For some nutrients, PDS has larger effe...
11 May, 2010, 06.03 AM IST
- Bond houses can retain a part of holding under 'Held To Maturity' class
Bond houses can now plan their debt purchases better, with RBI on Monday allowing them to categorise a part of their securities as Held To ...
01 Sep, 2009, 03.06 AM IST
- Cop shortage hits check in PDS misappropriations
Shortage in the number of policemen has hit hard the enforcement activities of the Delhi Government's Food and Civil Supplies department wh...
20 Aug, 2008, 06.52 PM IST
- PDs open to rate risks, but have less hedging options
Standalone PDs with diversified business activities will survive in the long run, says Gopalakrishnan Narayanan, MD of the country’s larges...
07 May, 2007, 01.54 AM IST
- Variable tariffs on PDS imports soon
The next time foodgrain imports are imperative for the public distribution system (PDS), the cost of imports would be just 20% or 30% highe...
11 Jul, 2006, 12.12 AM IST
- RBI allows PDs to diversify, but bars subsidiary route
Primary dealers (PDs), who have been reeling under bond losses following the spike in interest rates, could now look at making money elsewh...
06 Jul, 2006, 12.45 AM IST