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The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...20 Apr, 2026, 11.47 PM IST- Niti Aayog suggests policy measures to ensure subsidised foodgrains supply to needyThe scenarios, that have been constructed keeping in mind the National Food Security Act, 2013, have been made after the ministry had sough...01 Apr, 2021, 02.57 PM IST
- 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...29 Jan, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
- Govt to supply 7 kg/person subsidised foodgrains under PDS for 3 months: Food Min officialThe government will supply over next three months additional 2 kg subsidised foodgrains under the PDS, taking the total monthly quota to 7 ...26 Mar, 2020, 01.13 PM IST
- Government to offer extra subsidised foodgrainOver the next few days, the Union Cabinet is expected to decide on providing additional 2 kg grains to every NFSA beneficiary on a monthly ...03 Jun, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
- Government extends Aadhaar deadline for availing PDS foodgrain, cash transfer of food subsidyIn February, 2017 the government had made Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidised foodgrains, cash transfer of food subsidy.30 Jun, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
- Government mulls LPG-like subsidy transfer for PDS foodgrainThe beneficiaries will get the subsidy amount in advance in their bank accounts and they will have to buy the foodgrains from any ration sh...25 Jul, 2017, 06.51 AM IST
- PIL on Aadhaar for PDS foodgrains: HC seeks Centre's replyThe bench also sought the stand of the Delhi government on the plea which seeks disbursal of subsidised foodgrains to the beneficiaries und...08 Mar, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
- Public distribution system has collapsed in Bihar: Sushil Kumar ModiSushil Kumar Modi alleged that the poor families were not getting subsidised foodgrains and sugar as a result of collapsed PDS in Bihar.20 Oct, 2015, 06.23 PM IST
- 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...06 Jan, 2015, 02.07 AM IST
- Centre warns 25 States/UTs to implement food law by AprilNon-implementing states would have to buy PDS foodgrains for distribution to APL families at a minimum support price from the Centre.10 Dec, 2014, 05.47 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
- Food subsidy to touch Rs 1.31 lakh crore on implementing food lawLast year, Parliament passed the Food Security Act that gave legal entitlement to highly subsidised foodgrains to two-thirds of India's pop...01 Aug, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
- Government notifies food security lawGovt has notified the landmark food security legislation, giving a legal right on highly subsidised foodgrains to 67 per cent of the countr...15 Sep, 2013, 10.59 AM 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
- Food Minister K V Thomas, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss executing part of draft Food BillUnder the draft National Food Security Bill, the Centre has proposed to give a legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains to both BPL and A...14 Aug, 2011, 11.28 AM IST
- No legal cover to 75% population in food bill: PM's panelPM's expert panel on Food Security Bill disfavoured Sonia Gandhi headed NAC's proposal of legally entitling 75 per cent of population to su...13 Jan, 2011, 07.07 PM IST
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