India has achieved self-sufficiency in food production: CTCRI directorIndia is now a global leader in agriculture, achieving food self-sufficiency. Foodgrain production has significantly increased, and agri ex...
13 Jun, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
PMGKAY: Wheat allocation to be cut, rice to go up for beneficiariesUnder the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY), 800 million poor people are entitled to 5 kg free foodgrain every month.
04 May, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Centre to examine Jammu and Kashmir's extra PDS grain demand for new schemeThe issue was discussed in detail during a two-hour long meeting with the state Food Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali and other senior offici...
14 Jul, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
No plan to increase food handouts: Food Minister Ram Vilas PaswanPaswan had said the government wanted to hike monthly handouts of food grains like rice by 40 percent from the current five kilogrammes per...
23 Sep, 2014, 02.53 PM IST
CCEA approves additional allocation of 50 lakh tonnes of foodgrains for BPL familes in FY14CCEA has approved the additional allocation of 50 lakh tonne of foodgrains for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families at BPL prices.
13 Sep, 2013, 12.24 PM IST
CCEA okays supply of additional 5 MT foodgrain to BPL familiesCCEA today cleared a proposal to allocate additional 5 mn tonnes of foodgrain to BPL families this fiscal, entailing a subsidy of about Rs ...
12 Sep, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
CCEA may consider extra foodgrains allocation to BPL tomorrow"The Food Ministry's proposal on allocation of an additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrains to BPL category for the 2013--14 fiscal is on t...
11 Sep, 2013, 02.26 PM IST
- Govt to supply extra 5 million tonne foodgrain to BPL families
The government today decided to allocate an additional 5 million tonne of foodgrains to families below the poverty line (BPL), entailing a ...
17 Jul, 2013, 10.42 PM IST
Plan panel to release updated poverty data in 10 days: KV ThomasThe Planning Commission will come out with updated poverty data in 10 days on the basis of which state governments can start the process of...
16 Jul, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
CCEA may decide on extra 5 million ton grains for BPL families tomorrowThe ministry proposed the extra allocation for 6.52 crore BPL families because the government has excess stocks of foodgrains.
10 Jul, 2013, 07.27 PM IST
CCEA okays additional 6 million tonne foodgrain to APL familiesCCEA has approved additional allocation of 4.18 million tonnes of wheat and 1.98 million tonnes of rice to APL families.
16 May, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
CCEA to consider tomorrow 6 million tonne extra foodgrain sale to APL"The CCEA meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. The proposal on additional foodgrains allocation to APL families is on the agenda," sources sa...
15 May, 2013, 04.51 PM IST
- Government allocates 2.57 lac tonnes of foodgrains to 45 poor districts
Government has allocated additional 2.57 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat for three months to 45 backward districts in eight states.
02 Aug, 2011, 07.07 PM IST
- Foodgrain Allocation vs offtake under TPDS
A foodgrain overstocked Centre is likely to be stuck for longer with high holding costs for excess wheat and grain, with states refusing to...
17 Jun, 2011, 11.27 PM IST
- SC directs govt to allocate 5 million tonnes foodgrain to PDS
The Supreme Court directed the government to allocate additional five million tonnes of food grains to the 150 poorest districts of the cou...
14 May, 2011, 01.44 PM IST
- Nitish cries foul over BPL Nos but fails to lift stocks
In 2008-09, the total foodgrain allocation for the BPL consumers of Bihar by the Centre was one of the highest in the country at 27,38,000 ...
09 Jul, 2009, 06.34 AM IST