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Free foodgrain schemes to add Rs 1.49 Lakh Cr to govt's subsidy burdenThe government pays a subsidy of about Rs 1.70 lakh crore annually for cheap grains to 810 million ration card holders under the National F...- PM Narendra Modi has moved into 'make-believe virtual world': CongressPrime Minister Narendra Modi is projecting himself as benefactor of all good things as he has begun living in a "make-believe virtual world...
- Welfare grain supply: Committee considers whether to maintain subsidy to bodies covering the poorThe panel is examining the issue as there is lack of transparent criteria for identifying institutions for distribution of subsidised foodg...
- Government Q1 foodgrains loss in transit is worth Rs 157.75 croreRam Vilas Paswan said that additional foodgrains worth around Rs 1.79 crore was damaged in storage in godowns of state-run FCI.
- Food security should not distort global agri market: EUAmid India's hard posture that the food security issue is "non-negotiable", the European Union today said that every human has the right to...
- Food security non-negotiable: Anand Sharma to WTO membersNew Delhi feels that WTO proposal on food security could endanger its efforts to subsidise food in the huge nation "cannot be accepted".
- Govt working to ensure betterment of farmers: Akhilesh YadavUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that his government is making serious efforts to safeguard the interests of farmers.
- Food security cost not to adversely impact economy: KV ThomasEconomists and analysts have expressed the fear that the huge subsidy required for the ambitious food security programme will increase the ...
- Food Security Bill likely to get Parliament nod early next weekFood Bill is expected to get Parliament's nod early next week after RS approves the measure that seeks to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 cr...
- Food bill to come up in RS on September 2The landmark Food Security Bill, which was approved by the Lok Sabha, will be taken up for consideration in the Rajya Sabha on September 2.
- Food Security programme will not impact fiscal deficit: Finance Minister"After providing for the Food Bill we will still remain in the limit I have set for myself in the Budget," he said.
- FCI confident implementing food security ordinanceFCI expressed confidence of successfully meeting challenges of implementing food security ordinance.
- Sonia Gandhi tells Congress CMs to roll out food plan quicklyCongress strategists feel that moving fast and visibly on food law contrasts favourably with the opposition quibbling over enactment of law...
- Set up body headed by PM to implement Food Security Bill: M S SwaminathanThe government should set up a body, headed by the PM, to effectively implement the Food Security Bill, said top agri-scientist M S Swamina...
- Rice, wheat through ration cards may become dearer as EGoM seeks to rein in food subsidyThe EGoM has asked the food ministry to raise prices of rice and wheat sold to 18 crore families holding ration cards.
- Difficult to implement Food Security Bill without adequate funds: Sharad PawarConcerned over poor budget allocation for farm sector, Sharad Pawar said it may be difficult to implement the Food bill without adequate fu...
- Cabinet clears Food Security Bill; subsidy up by Rs 27,663 crThe government today cleared the Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal entitlement of cheaper food to over 63 per cent of the populat...
- EGoM to finalise food security bill on April 25The draft bill is likely to propose cash transfer of subsidy to the BPL card holders' account, instead of providing cheap foodgrain.
- 'Food Security Bill not possible without raising agri output'Sharad Pawar today said it would not be possible to implement the proposed National Food Security bill without increasing the country's agr...
- Farm leaders ask govt to quit Doha if concerns not addressedAs WTO trade talks on cutting farm subsidies and industrial tariffs reach a critical juncture.
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