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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...
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...
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...
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...