Coronavirus Outbreak: Cabinet okays supply of 2 kg extra subsidised foodgrains through ration shops
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cabinet okays supply of 2 kg extra subsidised foodgrains through ration shops

Firstpost  

To ensure sufficient supply during the lockdown, the government on Thursday decided to increase the monthly quota of subsidized foodgrains by 2 kg to 7kg per person through ration shops for 80 crore beneficiaries New Delhi: To ensure sufficient supply during the lockdown, the government on Thursday decided to increase the monthly quota of subsidized foodgrains by 2 kg to 7kg per person through ration shops for 80 crore beneficiaries. “The government has decided to provide 7 kg per person of foodgrains to 80 crore people under the Public Distribution System, which the world’’s largest food security system,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told media after the meeting. The cost of wheat is Rs 27/kg, which will be provided at a subsidised rate of Rs 2 kg, while the cost of rice is about Rs 32/kg but will be supplied at Rs 3/kg through ration shops, he said. Under the National Food Security Act, the government is supplying 5 kg of foodgrains per month to over 80 crore people at a highly subsidised price.

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‘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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Rice being distributed free of cost to beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act in Andhra Pradesh
2 years ago

Rice being distributed free of cost to beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

January 01, 2023 06:14 pm | Updated 06:14 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Government of Andhra Pradesh is providing rice to the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act and also to the non-NFSA card- holders free of cost with effect from January 1, 2023. He has instructed the District Collectors to take steps for the smooth distribution of …

Explained | How will the free foodgrain scheme work out?
2 years ago

Explained | How will the free foodgrain scheme work out?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a Cabinet decision on December 23, the Centre decided to provide 5 kg of free foodgrains per month for the 81 crore beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act during 2023, rather than charging them a subsidised amount of ₹3 a kg of rice, ₹2 a kg of wheat and ₹1 a kg of coarse …

Free rations an admission of the starvation facing the country: CPI(M)
2 years ago

Free rations an admission of the starvation facing the country: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government’s latest announcement that it will provide free rations under the National Food Security Act is a clear admission of the starvation that our population is facing, the CPI Polit Bureau said in a statement here. The party has demanded the continuation of both the free 5 kg foodgrain that the government started giving during the COVID-19 …

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 …

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 …

Odisha CM Patnaik Urges PM to Extend Free Rice Distribution for 8 Months Until Covid-19 Situation Improves
3 years, 1 month ago

Odisha CM Patnaik Urges PM to Extend Free Rice Distribution for 8 Months Until Covid-19 Situation Improves

News 18  

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for additional allocation of rice for at least next eight months under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to be distributed among beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act in the state until the Covid-19 pandemic situation improves and normalcy is restored. Patnaik thanked the central government …

Guj Minister Suggests Vaccination as Precondition for Free Central Grains, Draws Flak
3 years, 6 months ago

Guj Minister Suggests Vaccination as Precondition for Free Central Grains, Draws Flak

News 18  

Gujarat minister and BJP leader Yogesh Patel on Monday stirred controversy by suggesting that free food grains under the Central scheme be allotted only to the COVID-19 vaccinated people. Speaking to reporters in Vadodara, Patel said he will make a representation to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and the new district collector of Vadodara about introducing a “new scheme”, apparently to …

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 …

CM Launches Covid-19 Relief Hamper Distribution and Inaugurates Disbursal of Second Payout
3 years, 7 months ago

CM Launches Covid-19 Relief Hamper Distribution and Inaugurates Disbursal of Second Payout

News 18  

The distribution of COVID-19 relief hampers, containing 14 essential commodities including wheat and sugar to beneficiaries was launched here on Thursday by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Also, he inaugurated the disbursal of the second instalment, under the Rs 4,000 cash assistance plan to help people whose livelihoods were affected due to the pandemic and the resultant curbs. …

COVID: Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID: Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration

India TV News  

The Centre on Sunday asked the state governments to keep ration shops, also called fair price shops, open for a longer duration and on all days to ensure timely and safe distribution of both subsidised and free foodgrains to the poor. An advisory in this regard has been issued by the Union Food Ministry following representations that during the current …

Yellow ration card holders in Uttarakhand to get additional foodgrains
3 years, 7 months ago

Yellow ration card holders in Uttarakhand to get additional foodgrains

India TV News  

Ten lakh yellow ration card holders in Uttarakhand will be provided additional quantities of foodgrains for three months under the Rajya Khadyanna Yojana in view of the Covid-19 situation, the state government said on Wednesday. Yellow ration card holders who get 7.5 kg of foodgrains under the scheme at present will get 20 kg of foodgrains for three months. The …

Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAY
3 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAY

India TV News  

The Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a proposal to distribute monthly 5 kg free foodgrains to about 80 crore PDS beneficiaries during the May-June period under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. The PMGKAY was announced in 2020 for three months till July and later extended till November to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 on …

Niti Aayog Suggests Policy Measures to Supply Subsidised Foodgrains to Needy Without 'Pinching Govt'
3 years, 9 months ago

Niti Aayog Suggests Policy Measures to Supply Subsidised Foodgrains to Needy Without 'Pinching Govt'

News 18  

Niti Aayog has suggested policy measures to the food ministry that envisages various scenarios to ensure supply of subsidised foodgrains to the needy without "pinching" the union government's fiscal resources, according to a senior official. The scenarios, that have been constructed keeping in mind the National Food Security Act, 2013, have been made after the ministry had sought the advice …

Food Ministry vetoes Delhi’s ration delivery scheme
3 years, 9 months ago

Food Ministry vetoes Delhi’s ration delivery scheme

The Hindu  

The Centre has vetoed the Delhi government’s scheme for doorstep delivery of rations, titled Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana, which was set to include packaged rice, wheat flour and sugar. Centrally-funded rations given under the National Food Security Act cannot be clubbed with additional State rations under a scheme with a new name, the Food Ministry told the Delhi …

No Proposal to Hike PDS Prices of Foodgrains Under National Food Security Act: Piyush Goyal
3 years, 10 months ago

No Proposal to Hike PDS Prices of Foodgrains Under National Food Security Act: Piyush Goyal

News 18  

The government currently has no proposal to hike the prices of foodgrains sold through ration shops under the National Food Security Act, Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. “At present, there is no such proposal before the food ministry to increase the prices of products given under the Food Security Act,” Goyal said in a virtual press conference. …

An MSP guarantee won’t solve the problems of Indian farmers
4 years, 3 months ago

An MSP guarantee won’t solve the problems of Indian farmers

Live Mint  

Farmer agitations against the three farm bills passed by Parliament continue in different parts of the country. But a related concern, at least among farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, is also the fear that the new law will reduce the scope of minimum support price -led operations. With the withdrawal of subsidies on diesel and complex fertilisers, MSP …

Rice Procurement Estimated at 495.37 Lakh Tonnes in Kharif Season of 2020-21
4 years, 3 months ago

Rice Procurement Estimated at 495.37 Lakh Tonnes in Kharif Season of 2020-21

News 18  

The food ministry on Monday said the rice procurement is estimated at 495.37 lakh tonnes in the kharif season of 2020-21 marketing year. The secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey, chaired a meeting of state food secretaries through video conference on September 11 to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21. "Around …

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 …

Delhi govt to provide free ration to PDS cardholders till November
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt to provide free ration to PDS cardholders till November

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will provide free ration to public distribution system cardholders till November to mitigate the hardships caused to them due to the coronavirus pandemic. Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said, “During the lockdown, the Department of Food and Supplies made all-out efforts towards meeting the food requirements of the poor and …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery

Firstpost  

One of the most critical challenges that the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored is India’s ability of the food sector to effectively cope with crisis situations. The global coronavirus health crisis, inter alia, has exposed the systemic deficiencies in India’s food security systems and the tilted priorities between its defence and food sector. Food security Coming to the other side …

PMGK Scheme: 70,000 poor families in Chandigarh to get food grains, pulses from this week
4 years, 9 months ago

PMGK Scheme: 70,000 poor families in Chandigarh to get food grains, pulses from this week

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 70,000 financially challenged families in the city will get food grains and pulses delivered home from this week as part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan scheme even as the UT administration started lifting stocks allocated to it by the Central government from Tuesday. Confirming the development, UT adviser Manoj Kumar Parida, said, “A list of families who are …

Coronavirus lockdown: Meghalaya govt sanctions Rs 26.38cr to procure foodgrains
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Meghalaya govt sanctions Rs 26.38cr to procure foodgrains

India TV News  

The Meghalaya government has sanctioned Rs 26.38 crore for procuring 1.17 lakh quintals of foodgrains to address shortage issues in the market during the ongoing lockdown, a state minister said. Food and Civil Supplies minister James P K Sangma said that one of the biggest challenges was the disruption to the supply of essential food items under targeted public distribution …

Delhi Police distributes freshly cooked food amongst the poor amidst Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Police distributes freshly cooked food amongst the poor amidst Coronavirus lockdown

Op India  

Today, India entered day 3 of its 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus Covid-19. Delhi Police along with locals were seen distributing freshly cooked food to destitute people in Sadar Bazar area in Delhi. Delhi: Police, along with locals, distribute freshly-cooked food among the needy in Sadar Bazaar area, …

Coronavirus | Cabinet nod for supply of 2 kg extra subsidised foodgrains via ration shops
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Cabinet nod for supply of 2 kg extra subsidised foodgrains via ration shops

The Hindu  

To ensure sufficient supply during the lockdown, the government on March 25 decided to increase monthly quota of subsidised foodgrains by 2 kg to 7 kg per person through ration shops for 80 crore beneficiaries. “The government has decided to provide 7 kg per person of foodgrains to 80 crore people under the Public Distribution System, which is the world’s …

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government

The Independent  

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