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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
- India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...15 May, 2026, 03.00 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Centre asks states to modernise ration shopsIn order to make PDS system totally transparent, Paswan said that the government is implementing end-to-end computerization of PDS operatio...12 May, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
- SC permits 'voluntary' use of Aadhaar cards in welfare schemesLifting its earlier restriction, the Supreme today permitted voluntary use of Aadhaar cards in welfare schemes that also included MGNREGA, ...15 Oct, 2015, 09.48 PM IST
- Aadhar not mandatory, but can be used in PDS, LPG schemes: SCThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to inform people that Aadhaar was not mandatory.12 Aug, 2015, 04.06 AM IST
- PDS kerosene, LPG subsidy scheme extended till March 2015Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved extension of PDS Kerosene, Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme and Freight Subsidy Scheme for a furt...04 Mar, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
- Government to consider if tax payers should be out of PDSThe Modi government has asked states to try such a scheme and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will be discussing the issue with them.09 Oct, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
- Govt spends Rs 3.65 to deliver Rs 1-worth food; 57% of subsidized food doesn't reach beneficiariesThe government spends Rs 3.65 to deliver Re 1 of food while 57% of subsidized food grains do not reach the intended beneficiaries, says a r...27 Feb, 2014, 11.31 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
- Government's food subsidy bill totals Rs 60000 croreThe Centre is gearing up to put in place a stringent monitoring system for the Public Distribution System (PDS) even as coining the food se...12 Jul, 2010, 11.00 PM IST
- Major chunk of Delhi's population to be out of PDSUpto 40 per cent of Delhi's population would not be entitled to foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) by January as part of...22 Nov, 2007, 01.10 PM IST
- Indians prefer sugar from open mktMaximum people buy sugar from open markets rather than public distribution system in rural and urban India.11 Jul, 2007, 04.17 PM IST
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