Centre expands 'Bharat' brand to include chana whole and masur dalThe Centre expanded its subsidised pulses programme, adding chana whole and masur dal under the 'Bharat' brand. Chana whole will retail at ...
23 Oct, 2024, 02.21 PM IST
Masur dal portal to guarantee MSP to farmersIndia is set to launch a portal for masur dal, ensuring farmers receive a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. The initiative, fi...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Govt plans to feed poll campaign with its Bharat staplesThe government is promoting its Bharat staples brand by selling atta, rice, and pulses at subsidised rates. These products are available on...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.18 AM IST
Wholesale Tur prices rise 5% in a monthWholesale prices of tur dal have increased 5% despite new crops and imports from Myanmar as reduced acreage impacts supply. Retail prices d...
30 Jan, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Nafed feels the pulse, ropes in pvt retailers to sell subsidised grainsGovernment subsidised foodgrain in consumer packs has become available through private retail channels, with the Bharat Dal brand being sol...
02 Jan, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kgIt may be recalled that when prices of tomato shot up from last week of June 2023 due to supply disruptions caused by monsoon rains and whi...
04 Nov, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
As arhar gets pricier, govt pushes chana dalDespite various price regulation measures, the prices of arhar dal continue to rule between ₹180 and ₹200 a kg.
19 Jul, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Piyush Goyal launches sale of subsidised chana dal at Rs 60/kg under 'Bharat Dal' brandUnion Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched the sale of subsidised chana dal at Rs 60 per kg under a brand nam...
17 Jul, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
States blame Centre, but don't lift imported stocks at subsidised pricesSources said the Centre is preparing a road map to go ahead with more imports of arhar and urad this year to tide over another looming shor...
26 Jan, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Tamil Nadu to sell imported tur dal at half the market priceOn directions of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the state had asked the Centre to allot 500 tonnes of tur dal after it transpired that the Ce...
19 Oct, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Retail tur prices hit Rs 200/kg, add to consumers' painRetail tur dal prices today shot up to Rs 200 per kg despite the government's steps to boost supply and check prices, aggravating consumers...
19 Oct, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Government to import additional 5,000 tonnes of tur dal to check pricesIndia imports about four million tonnes of pulses largely through private trade. But this time, the government has started importing pulses...
03 Sep, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
CAG raps Punjab government for unpaid bills to agencies in 'Atta-Dal' schemeSAD-BJP led Punjab government had introduced its 'ambitious' scheme in March 2007, aimed at providing food grains at subsidised rates.
22 Mar, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Punjab plans wheat distribution through cooperative societies"We have plans to distribute wheat under Atta-Dal scheme among beneficiaries (blue card holders) once a year after the arrival of crop in g...
20 Jan, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
- A scam in pulses import? CAG estimates Rs 1,200 crore loss on import of subsidised pulses
Can profit be skimmed from a policy conceived on the principle of loss, disguised as subsidy, for the larger objective of social welfare?
10 Mar, 2012, 04.06 AM IST
- High commodity prices become key issue in Haryana polls
The rising commodity prices are one of the crucial issues in the ongoing assembly elections in Haryana.
13 Oct, 2009, 06.00 PM IST
- Polls bring subsidised sugar, foodgrain to even APL category
The election-bound state has taken a significant decision to ensure that foodgrain and sugar are made available to ration card holders at d...
25 Aug, 2009, 07.56 AM IST