Former Infosys executive BG Srinivas joins PDS limited as independent, non-executive directorIn his previous roles, Srinivas has been an Executive Director and Group Managing Director of PCCW (a Hong Kong-based IT company) and the P...
Mumbaikars can now place orders for veggies at PDS shopsEarlier, the state government had started an initiative in which stationary products could be sold at PDS shops in rural areas, as items so...
Tamil Nadu granted additional borrowing limit of Rs 4,813 crore for implementing PDS reformsWith this, TN became the 11th state to implement the public distribution system (PDS) reforms, taking the total additional borrowing limit ...
Nine states unlock additional borrowing limit of Rs 23,523 crore via implementation of PDS reformsAs part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package announced in May, the Centre had allowed the states to borrow an additional 2% of gross state dom...
Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh get additional borrowing limit of Rs 7,376 croreWhile UP has been permitted to borrow Rs 4,851 crore on account of One Nation One Ration Card System (ONORCS) reforms under the PDS, AP wil...
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.
RBI issues guidelines to trade in currency futuresPrimary dealers or bond houses should have a minimum capital base of Rs 250 crore to participate in the exchange traded currency futures ma...
Leaky pipeline: How efficient is Public Distribution System for the targeted poor?The oil companies released 8.2 MT of kerosene through the PDS in 2011-12, but a total of 5.5 MT of kerosene made its way to the consumer fr...
- Higher PDS buys may make direct cash transfers tough
Higher use of the PDS will make it difficult for the government to deliver the Rs 75,000-crore food subsidy to its eligible beneficiaries.
- Tough to implement Food Security Bill without revamping PDS: Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar said it will be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Act with existing distribution system and suggested massive ...
- SC seeks explanation from Plan Panel about BPL percentage, expresses unhappiness
SC has asked the Planning Commission to explain the rationale behind the criteria determining the BPL categories of people to get the benef...
- 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...
- RBI puts bond houses on stronger wicket, lets them borrow more
In A move aimed at ensuring stability of bond house in times of volatile interest rates, RBI has hiked the capital requirements for primary...
Striking against hungerEven if the right to food is restricted to just foodgrains alone, the delivery mechanism will pose one of the biggest challenges to govt.
- Major chunk of Delhi's population to be out of PDS
Upto 40 per cent of Delhi's population would not be entitled to foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) by January as part of...
- 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...
- Out of debt row: Bond market gets a lifeline
The credit policy holds out a lot of promise for the beleaguered Indian debt market with the RBI governor announcing a wide range of propos...