Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government is closely monitoring the situation, and that the country is adequately stocked to under...

FM Sitharaman announced distribution of 5 kg of wheat or rice and one kg of preferred pulses free-of-cost every month over the next three m...

Currently, beneficiaries are lifting grains in advance for maximum two months, while the Punjab government is already distributing six-mont...

The government gives 5 kg of foodgrain per month to every poor individual .

For distribution of foodgrain, the PDS operation is fully computerised.

The distribution mechanism could be similar to the existing one for sale of subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS)...

Foodgrains via ration shops are supplied at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 3/kg for rice, Rs 2/kg for wheat and Rs 1/kg for coarse grains v...

SAD-BJP led Punjab government had introduced its 'ambitious' scheme in March 2007, aimed at providing food grains at subsidised rates.

According to the CAG report, the shortfall in the off-take deprived the beneficiaries concerned from getting subsidised food grains.

The Food Security Act (FSA) proposes to cover up to 75 per cent of the rural population and up to 50 per cent of the urban population.

"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...

If the food security Bill is finally implemented, all it will do is to supplement part of what the states spend on food subsidy with money ...

"Madhya Pradesh is the first state after Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu to provide food grains to the poor at such a special subsidised rates."

Food ministry will introduce direct cash transfer to poor families through their Aadhar-based bank accounts first in the UTs.

An expert panel led by Ashok Gulati has come up with an outlook on challenges and options in the implementation of the bill.

Has the food ministry been misleading over changes to its subsidised grain sale in the open market, resulting in massive excess stocks stil...

The Rajasthan government is planning to set up state civil supplies corporation to provide essential commodities to the vulnerable sections...