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Govt to extend sugar subsidy under AAY till March 2026The approval is expected to extend benefits of more than Rs1850 crore during the period of the 15th Finance Commission (2020-21 to 2025-26)...- Govt approves extension of subsidy scheme on sugar supplied to AAY families by 2 years till Mar 2026The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narender Modi, approved extension of scheme of sugar subsidy for AAY families distributed thro...
- What happened to poverty during Covid pandemic in India?The decline in inequality and the much modest increase in poverty during the pandemic as observed in various studies is not a finding exclu...
- For the time being, an acceptable trade-OffThe food subsidy bill for 2022-23 will climb by ₹1.3 lakh crore. However, given tax revenue buoyancy, the Centre could close the year with ...
- No decision yet on extending free foodgrain scheme, says Finance SecretaryThe Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) was launched in March 2020 to ease the hardships faced by poor people in the face of ...
- Govt freebies putting fiscal balances under pressureThe moment a government scheme is called a subsidy, it is frowned at. It is applauded if it's an 'incentive' or tax. When free bicycles are...
- How GoI, BJP and non-BJP states are recklessly competing on freebiesState governments cannot spend beyond a limit. They have not controlled deficits by cutting down non-merit subsidies. Rather, they keep ann...
- Wheat stocks likely to be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 1 next year: Govt"As on July 1, 2022, Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state government agencies have 285.10 lakh tonnes of wheat stock under central poo...
- Assam becomes 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration CardDuring the last two years of COVID-19 pandemic, ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidized foodgrains to NFSA (Nationa...
- India way ahead of any income group country in reaching Sustainable Development Goals. Here's a lookWhile India is also lagging behind on SDG targets, it is still an outlier as far as performance on the 2030 targets is concerned. With the ...
- Two years of Covid-19: A Dickensian take on our best of times, worst of timesThe two years of Covid have been full of contradictions. In some ways, GoI performed beyond expectations. But there were definitely several...
- India highlights role of PM-GKAY scheme in ensuring food security during pandemic at WTO meetUnder the PM-GKAY scheme, the government is providing 5 kg food grain per person per month free of cost to 80 crore people covered by the N...
- ICICI Bank’s B Prasanna sees repo rate hike in Q1 of FY23“Headline CPI has moderated in recent months but core inflation remains sticky. Moreover, the elevated wedge between WPI and CPI suggests t...
- Cabinet extends free foodgrains scheme till March 2022The food grain under Phase V would entail an estimated food subsidy of Rs 53344.52 crore, said the department of Food and Public Distributi...
- Centre taking up reforms despite pandemic: Nirmala Sitharaman"The sum and substance of what began in March 2020 with Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) has again been extended from this...
- Eco Survey pitches for hike in PDS rates to trim food subsidy billFoodgrains via ration shops are supplied at highly subsidised rates of Rs 3 per kg for rice, Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs 1 per kg for coar...
- Paswan takes stock of food grains distribution schemes, Delhi, WB, Bihar among the laggardsPaswan said that the food ministry has released 8 lakh tonnes of grains and 39,000 tonnes of pulses under recently announced Atma Nirbhar P...
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