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Tamil Nadu granted additional borrowing limit of Rs 4,813 crore for implementing PDS reformsWith this, TN became the 11th state to implement the public distribution system (PDS) reforms, taking the total additional borrowing limit ...15 Jan, 2021, 06.54 PM IST- Nine states unlock additional borrowing limit of Rs 23,523 crore via implementation of PDS reformsAs part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package announced in May, the Centre had allowed the states to borrow an additional 2% of gross state dom...09 Dec, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh get additional borrowing limit of Rs 7,376 croreWhile UP has been permitted to borrow Rs 4,851 crore on account of One Nation One Ration Card System (ONORCS) reforms under the PDS, AP wil...02 Oct, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
- Government to focus on nutrition security of 23 crore PDS members: Ram Vilas PaswanWastage of foodgrains in government godowns is coming down and there is abundant stocks to meet the PDS demand for this year, he added.15 May, 2017, 06.21 PM IST
- Priority to keep food inflation in check during 2017: Ram Vilas PaswanThe Minister, who is also in charge of consumer affairs department, said the government will make efforts to pass the new Consumer Protecti...03 Jan, 2017, 04.41 PM IST
- Six more states keen to implement DBT in kerosene: GovernmentThe Minister said PDS kerosene is distributed to ration card holders through the state government and the state civil supplies authorities ...22 Nov, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
- Vasundhara Raje meets Arvind Panagariya; discusses issues related to PDS, MNREGARaje informed Panagariya about the state govt's initiative to convert 5,000 Fair Price Shops as Annapurna Bhandars to bring drastic changes...26 Aug, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
- Food security, a fundamental responsibility of the stateNo one will deny that the least a democratic government can do for its people in a civilised society is to ensure access to food at afforda...25 Feb, 2012, 03.26 AM IST
- Food ministry snubs UID on PDS reformsThe ministry has ignored the Nilekani taskforce report making UID central to IT reforms in the PDS and has instead proposed its own system ...06 Feb, 2012, 11.51 AM IST
- Deprivatising ration shops and doorstep delivery are two measures that can clear corruptionMalnutrition and hunger are much too serious to wait for completion of bundled projects as solutions to PDS leakages.28 Jan, 2012, 07.29 AM IST
- Government considering Nandan Nilekani's common software platform suggestion for PDSUID Chairman Nandan Nilekani- headed task force's report on developing a common software platform for PDS for states is under the considera...22 Nov, 2011, 06.01 PM IST
- Nandan Nilekani panel suggests 2-phase IT strategy to revamp PDSA panel headed by UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani today suggested two-phase strategy to use IT to improve the PDS network.02 Nov, 2011, 05.40 PM IST
- Addressing supply side issues must for taming inflation: RBISeeking cooperation of states in containing price rise, the RBI has said efforts are needed to improve farm productivity, develop rural inf...25 May, 2011, 03.41 PM IST
- Centre to discuss revamping PDS with states on MondayThe Centre has convened a meeting tomorrow with state governments to discuss ways to revamp the public distribution system (PDS), which is ...11 Jul, 2010, 01.49 PM IST
- Dilemmas in PDS reformThe proposal to provide poor with smart cards carrying food subsidy redeemable at fair price shops seems an improvement on food coupons vul...05 May, 2010, 05.46 AM IST
- Striking against hungerEven if the right to food is restricted to just foodgrains alone, the delivery mechanism will pose one of the biggest challenges to govt.17 Jul, 2009, 01.59 AM IST
- PDs open to rate risks, but have less hedging optionsStandalone PDs with diversified business activities will survive in the long run, says Gopalakrishnan Narayanan, MD of the country’s larges...07 May, 2007, 01.54 AM IST
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