Supplied Karnataka over 11 lakh tonnes food grains in lockdown: FCI
4 years, 7 months ago

Supplied Karnataka over 11 lakh tonnes food grains in lockdown: FCI

India TV News  

The Food Corporation of India on Wednesday said that it supplied 11.80 lakh tonnes of food grains to Karnataka during the COVID-19 lockdown. "From the start of lockdown, FCI has inducted 11 lakh tonnes of food grains through 405 trainloads," an FCI statement said. The 11.80 lakh tonnes of food grains also included 6 lakh tonnes of free grains worth Rs 2,340 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. FCI had also supplied 3.83 lakh tonnes of food grains under the National Food Security Act, 1.2 lakh tonnes under open sale and 41,000 tonnes to additional state beneficiaries.

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Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
4 months, 1 week ago

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24 and stood at 34.96 lakh MT against last year’s 44.22 lakh MT. Lower paddy procurement is expected to raise the food bill for the Food Corporation of India, which relies on the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to acquire paddy …

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Below Poverty Line cardholders are likely to get 5 kg of rice more instead of Rs 170 cash being given to them as the Food Corporation of India is ready to supply 2.36 lakh tonnes of rice for the state government’s Anna Bhagya scheme. The state government’s request to supply rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme was rejected by …

Beneficiaries to get dal, oil, sugar instead of cash in Karnataka
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Beneficiaries to get dal, oil, sugar instead of cash in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The state government may give oil, dal, sugar and other food items, instead of 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries under its Anna Bhagya scheme. In a survey conducted by the state government, 93% of the beneficiaries showed interest in getting other essentials along with 5 kg rice, instead of additional 5 kg, said Food and Civil Supply Minister …

States allowed to buy rice from FCI without e-auction at Rs 2,800/quintal
5 months, 1 week ago

States allowed to buy rice from FCI without e-auction at Rs 2,800/quintal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre has allowed state governments to directly buy rice from the Food Corporation of India without participating in e-auction. “States can buy rice from the Food Corporation of India without participating in e-auction at Rs 2,800 per quintal under the open market sale scheme,” said Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. After …

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme

Hindustan Times  

Under the Centre's flagship free ration scheme, beneficiaries were getting more food grains than they could consume, and were selling the surplus in the market, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Rajnath Singh “Are you not getting five kg food grains?” he asked attendees at an election rally in Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. Singh, however, stated that the …

Congress Vows to Double Free Rations if Voted to Power
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Vows to Double Free Rations if Voted to Power

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the BJP is "spreading lies" about food rations in India and asserted that what Karnataka has accomplished through its 10 kg free rice guarantee scheme of 'Anna Bhagya' will now be implemented across the country by an INDIA bloc government.The party's assertion came a day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that …

State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga
8 months, 1 week ago

State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga

Hindustan Times  

As farmers and arhtiyas of Moga boycotted the Food Corporation of India, the central agency witnessed no procurement, putting the entire onus of procuring the grain on state agencies. District food and supply controller Geeta Bashambhu, meanwhile, said state agencies were carrying out procurement amid the boycott, adding, “All the grain delivered at silo was procured by the state agencies. …

Modi govt spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on food grain subsidies in past 5 years, reveals RTI
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi govt spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on food grain subsidies in past 5 years, reveals RTI

Op India  

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has informed that the Narendra Modi-led-Central government has spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on subsidies for food grains since 2018. An RTI was filed by activist Piyush Tripathi, seeking information about the cost incurred by the Centre for the distribution of wheat, rice and important food grains in the past 5 years. …

FCI overhaul a landmark, says food minister on its 60th anniversary
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FCI overhaul a landmark, says food minister on its 60th anniversary

Hindustan Times  

India’s self-sufficiency in food, which ensures no citizen in the world’s most populous country sleeps hungry, is one of the “greatest achievements in human history”, Union minister of food, commerce and consumer affairs Piyush Goyal said on Sunday, lauding the role of the Food Corporation of India on its 60th founding anniversary. Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday addressed the …

FCI uses AI-based equipment to detect frauds, says official
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FCI uses AI-based equipment to detect frauds, says official

Hindustan Times  

​ The Food Corporation of India, which manages the government’s granaries, has spruced up its countrywide operations, introducing artificial intelligence-based equipment to detect fraud in its processes involving millions of farmers, a large network of transporters and silos, an official said. The agency now uses AI-based grain sorters to examine the quality of wheat and rice it buys from farmers, …

Free ration scheme to cost exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore extra per year
1 year, 2 months ago

Free ration scheme to cost exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore extra per year

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent announcement of the extension of the free food grains scheme for the next five years will cost the public exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore more each year, according to an official in the Union Finance Ministry. As per the budget estimate for the current financial year, the food subsidy bill works out to ₹1.97 lakh …

Domestic Open Markets | FCI in Tamil Nadu brings down wheat, rice prices again for e-auction
1 year, 3 months ago

Domestic Open Markets | FCI in Tamil Nadu brings down wheat, rice prices again for e-auction

The Hindu  

Food Corporation of India for the Tamil Nadu region plans to sell wheat starting at ₹21.25 against the market rate of ₹40-₹45 a kg in its upcoming e-auction on September 22. On Wednesday, the FCI’s regional general manager, reiterated their request for small-scale mill owners to take part in the auction as only 35% of the total wheat offered has …

FCI reduces prices of wheat, rice sold through domestic open market scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

FCI reduces prices of wheat, rice sold through domestic open market scheme

The Hindu  

The Food Corporation of India has reduced the price of rice and wheat being tendered out under the open market sale scheme for registered bulk buyers. Fortified rice which was supplied at ₹34/kg is being made available at ₹31/kg and wheat at ₹21.50/kg instead of ₹22.50/kg, said Manjeev Kumar Goyal, Deputy General Manager, FCI in Chennai on July 13. Ravi …

Karnataka govt starts cash disbursal in lieu of 5 kg rice under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka govt starts cash disbursal in lieu of 5 kg rice under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme

India TV News  

Poll promise: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched payment of cash in lieu of the additional 5 kilograms of rice to beneficiaries under the state government’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme. Confronted with problems in the procurement of large quantities of rice required for the implementation of the poll guarantee, the Siddaramaiah government decided to pay cash to beneficiaries at the …

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised
1 year, 6 months ago

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised

The Hindu  

Unable to procure enough rice in the market at a reasonable cost in time to meet the needs of its new Anna Bhagya scheme, the Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided to temporarily give ₹170 per person per month from July 1 in lieu of the promised five kg of free rice. An estimated 2.29 lakh metric tonnes of rice is …

Karnataka: Congress struggles to implement all 5 guarantees, BPL card holders to get cash in lieu of 5 kg rice
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Congress struggles to implement all 5 guarantees, BPL card holders to get cash in lieu of 5 kg rice

India TV News  

Amid backlash on freebies, Karnataka government has decided to tweak scheme, Siddaramaiah's government has decided to credit money to BPL card holders in lieu of 5 kg rice as it has been unable to procure additional rice under the "Anna Bhagya" scheme. One of the guarantees of the Siddaramaiah govt was to provide 10 kg of rice free to every …

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Centre on Friday, June 23, categorically refused to supply rice to Karnataka for its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme. Mr. Muniyappa said, “The Centre requires 135 lakh metric tonnes for the national supply, whereas they have a stock of 262 lakh metric tonnes. What the State wants The Congress government, which announced Anna Bhagya scheme as one of the five …

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development, and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has accused the Union government of engaging in 'politics of hatred' against the people of state. Speaking to reporters at Kalaburagi, Kharge charged the Central government with conspiring to obstruct implementation of the Anna Bhagya scheme in the state. When asked about the launch of the Annabhagya scheme on …

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest over the discontinuation of the sale of rice and wheat from the Central pool to State governments, the Government on Thursday said the decision was not “deliberate” and was only aimed at controlling retail inflation in food grains. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other leaders of the Congress party have hit out at the Centre, accusing …

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre says stoppage of rice and wheat supply to States is aimed at controlling inflation

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest over the discontinuation of the sale of rice and wheat from the Central pool to State governments, the Government on Thursday said the decision was not “deliberate” and was only aimed at controlling retail inflation in food grains. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other leaders of the Congress party have hit out at the Centre, accusing …

Farmers freed from huge fertiliser prices: PM Modi in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

Farmers freed from huge fertiliser prices: PM Modi in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The war between Russia and Ukraine resulted in costs of fertilisers reaching a record high in the world, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and claimed that farmers' of the country have been freed from the burden of bearing the cost of hike in the prices of fertilisers which would come around Rs 2 lakh crore in the …

Despite Centre’s allocation of free rice, Tamil Nadu’s food subsidy bill continues to go up
1 year, 9 months ago

Despite Centre’s allocation of free rice, Tamil Nadu’s food subsidy bill continues to go up

The Hindu  

Despite the Centre making the rice allocation free to States under the National Food Security Act, the Tamil Nadu government’s food subsidy bill is on the rise. As part of the NFSA allocation, Tamil Nadu’s share is approximately 36.77 lakh tonnes, of which the Antyodaya Anna Yojana category gets 7.83 lakh tonnes; Priority Households get 17.76 lakh tonnes and the …

FCI to Offer 11.72 Lakh Tonnes Wheat Stock to Bulk Consumers in 3rd E-auction on Feb 22
1 year, 10 months ago

FCI to Offer 11.72 Lakh Tonnes Wheat Stock to Bulk Consumers in 3rd E-auction on Feb 22

News 18  

State-owned Food Corporation of India will offer 11.72 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers like flour millers during the third e-auction to be held next week, the food ministry said on Saturday. FCI plans to sell 25 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers under the Open Market Sale Scheme till March-end as part of the government’s measure to …

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech
1 year, 11 months ago

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech

Hindustan Times  

The government ensured that no one went hungry during the pandemic by providing free food grains to 80 crore poor people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. People queue up to take foodgrains from a government PDS shop in New Delhi. LIVE| The government is implementing scheme to supply free foodgrains to poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann …

FCI procures 17.5 LMT of fortified rice in 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

FCI procures 17.5 LMT of fortified rice in 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

A total quantity of 17.59 Lakh Metric Tonnes of fortified rice was procured by the Food Corporation of India during Kharif Monsoon Season 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh. A quantity of 6.15 LMT fortified rice has been distributed in high burden and aspirational districts under the National Food Security Act as well as PM Poshan and Integrated Child Development Services schemes …

Union govt plans to release 15-20 lakh tons of wheat from FCI to contain rising prices in 2023
2 years ago

Union govt plans to release 15-20 lakh tons of wheat from FCI to contain rising prices in 2023

India TV News  

Rising retail prices: In an attempt to contain rising retail prices under the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Union government is planning to release 15-20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the Food Corporation of India stock for bulk consumers like flour millers in 2023. Under the OMSS policy, the government permits the state-run FCI to occasionally sell foodgrains, particularly wheat …

Centre’s free grain decision may help T.N. save ₹1,650 cr. in subsidy
2 years ago

Centre’s free grain decision may help T.N. save ₹1,650 cr. in subsidy

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet’s decision to provide free grain to all beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act for one year may help Tamil Nadu save ₹1,650 crore in food subsidy. Monthly off-take The State’s average monthly off-take is taken as around 2.96 lakh tonnes of the grain, including about 8,530 tonnes of wheat and 2.87 lakh tonnes of rice. The …

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law
2 years ago

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law

The Hindu  

The Government has decided not to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana,, a scheme that ran between April 2020 to December 2022, and provided additional allocation of food grains, i.e., rice or wheat from the central pool at five kilograms a month free of cost to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act. While discontinuing the scheme, the …

81 crore people to get free foodgrains for one year
2 years ago

81 crore people to get free foodgrains for one year

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to provide free foodgrains to all 81 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act for one year. Briefing the decision after the meeting of the Cabinet, Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal said the move was yet another reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-poor stand. The Prime Minister has taken a decision …

Free foodgrains given to 1.91 crore people in Telangana: Centre
2 years, 4 months ago

Free foodgrains given to 1.91 crore people in Telangana: Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Saturday said that it provided subsidised or free foodgrains to 1.91 crore people in Telangana. It said that allocation of foodgrains and subsidy borne by the Centre under the National Food Security Act saw Telangana get 1,08,000 tonnes of rice. The Centre bore monthly subsidy burden of Rs 364 crore and Rs 4,367.5 crore annually for …

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister
2 years, 5 months ago

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister

Live Mint  

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. “As on 01.07.2022, the actual stock of wheat is 285.10 lakh metric tonnes against the buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tonnes,” the minister told the Lok Sabha. To prevent a shortage of wheat for domestic …

Wheat stocks may be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 23: Piyush Goyal
2 years, 5 months ago

Wheat stocks may be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 23: Piyush Goyal

Live Mint  

The wheat stocks in Food Corporation of India godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of FY23-24, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm, said the government on 22 July. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha, said that the central pool stock of wheat as on July …

Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 50 lakh tonne paddy piled up in mills as FCI stop purchase

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Finance minister T. Harish Rao and civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar on Friday held a meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials of civil supplies department at BRKR Bhavan to discuss what to do with mounting rice stocks in rice mills across the state in the wake of Centre stopping rice procurement from the state from …

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022

The Hindu  

Acknowledging that poor families still need food security support in the middle of a recovering economy, the Centre has decided to extend its free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, for another four months, until March 2022. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Union Cabinet also gave its formal approval to repeal three contentious farm reform laws in …

₹406 crore grains lost in storage: House panel
3 years, 4 months ago

₹406 crore grains lost in storage: House panel

Hindustan Times  

India lost ₹406 crore worth of grains procured by the government due to damage during storage in state-run granaries in the past three years, data cited in a parliamentary standing committee report has revealed. Operational norms assume there will be some loss while undertaking large procurement operations, but data cited in the parliamentary report shows the quantity of grains lost …

Know All About Garib Kalyan Yojana — the Scheme PM Modi Extended to Ensure Free Ration for 80 Cr People
3 years, 7 months ago

Know All About Garib Kalyan Yojana — the Scheme PM Modi Extended to Ensure Free Ration for 80 Cr People

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till Diwali. The Centre launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in March, 2020 to distribute foodgrains quota of 5 kg per person per month free of cost to ameliorate the hardship faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by …

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali
3 years, 7 months ago

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Diwali this year to ensure free ration is provided to those in need. As part of the central scheme, 80 crore Indians will receive a fixed quantity of food grains per month till November, he added. It aims to feed the poorest …

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days

News 18  

New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday said about 55.61 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy worth Rs 10,500 crore has been purchased at minimum support price from 4.80 lakh farmers in the last 18 days. Till October 13, about 55.61 lakh tonnes of paddy was procured at MSP value of Rs 10,500.72 crore, it said. Till October 10, about 669.74 tonnes …

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far
4 years, 2 months ago

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far

News 18  

Food Corporation of India and state procurement agencies have purchased 48.53 lakh tonnes of paddy till Monday at the minimum support price for over Rs 9,000 crore, the government said on Tuesday. “Food Corporation of India along with other govt agencies has, up to October 12, procured over 48.53 LMT paddy with a total MSP value of Rs 9,164.30 crore …

Govt Bought Nearly 43 Lakh Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 16 Days: Food Ministry
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Bought Nearly 43 Lakh Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 16 Days: Food Ministry

News 18  

About 43 lakh tonne of kharif paddy worth Rs 8,033 crore was purchased at the minimum support price from 3.57 lakh farmers in the last 16 days, the food ministry said on Monday. "Paddy procurement in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season is going on smoothly in the procuring states with purchase of about 42.55 lakh tonne of paddy up to …

Govt Procures Over 11 Lakh Tonnes Paddy at MSP Worth Rs 2,100 Cr in Last 10 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Procures Over 11 Lakh Tonnes Paddy at MSP Worth Rs 2,100 Cr in Last 10 Days

News 18  

The Centre on Tuesday said over 11 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy has been procured at minimum support price from farmers for a total of Rs 2,103.46 crore in the last 10 days. "As on October 5, cumulative procurement of paddy in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season has already crossed 11.14 lakh tonnes," the Union Food Ministry said in a …

10 Lakh More Families in Gujarat to Get Foodgrains at Low Cost Under NFSA
4 years, 3 months ago

10 Lakh More Families in Gujarat to Get Foodgrains at Low Cost Under NFSA

News 18  

The Gujarat government on Sunday said it will provide food grains to additional 10 lakh families in the state at concessional rates under the National Food Security Act, which will benefit around 50 lakh individuals. These 10 lakh families will be able to avail all the benefits provided to the beneficiaries under the NFSA, the state government said in a …

States Distribute Free Food Grains to 2.51 Lakh Migrants so far, Says Govt
4 years, 4 months ago

States Distribute Free Food Grains to 2.51 Lakh Migrants so far, Says Govt

News 18  

States and Union Territories have so far distributed free food grains to 2.51 lakh migrant workers against the target of 8 crore under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Scheme, Union Food Ministry said on Tuesday while clarifying that the low utilisation clearly shows the actual number of migrant workers was much less. Also, if migrant workers had returned to their home states …

Centre Says up to 75 Crore Beneficiaries Got Free Grains Under PMGKAY in April-June
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre Says up to 75 Crore Beneficiaries Got Free Grains Under PMGKAY in April-June

News 18  

Union Food Ministry on Wednesday said free foodgrains under PMGKAY were distributed via ration shops to up to 75 crore beneficiaries during April-June period. In March, the government had announced distribution of 5 kg of foodgrains for free under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to ration card holders for three months as part of the Rs 20 lakh …

No word from Centre on extension of free food grain scheme
4 years, 6 months ago

No word from Centre on extension of free food grain scheme

The Hindu  

The government remains tight-lipped on the possible extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the first rescue package during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest information provided by the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution, a total of 116.02 lakh metric tonnes of food grains …

No shortage of food grains in country: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
4 years, 8 months ago

No shortage of food grains in country: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

India Today  

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing free ration to the needy under the Food Security Act. Ram Vilas Paswan was speaking at the E-Agenda Aaj Tak. He said that before the lockdown, beneficiaries under the Food Security Act were given five kilos of wheat and rice at …

COVID-19 relief package: Centre to distribute food grains worth Rs 46,000 crore to 80 crore people
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 relief package: Centre to distribute food grains worth Rs 46,000 crore to 80 crore people

India TV News  

About 120 lakh metric tonnes food grains are being distributed to two-thirds of India’s population, or 80 crore individuals, to help them tide over the lockdown phase, necessitated by the onset of coronavirus pandemic in the country. A government release said on Wednesday that as part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the entire cost of procuring and transferring …

Foodgrain stock will last till next March, says FCI chief
4 years, 8 months ago

Foodgrain stock will last till next March, says FCI chief

The Hindu  

The stock of foodgrains available with the Food Corporation of India is “comfortable” to manage the situation till March next year, but it would be an exaggeration to hold that the stock is “far in excess” of the buffer stock requirement, which should include additional allocation, according to D.V. Responding to the demand being made by food security activists that …

Over 33 cr people get Rs 31,235 cr assistance under PM Garib Kalyan package
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 33 cr people get Rs 31,235 cr assistance under PM Garib Kalyan package

India TV News  

The government has provided Rs 31,235 crore financial assistance to more than 33 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month to protect them from the impact of the lockdown due to COVID 19. As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package, the government announced free foodgrains and cash …

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