FCI rejig: Panel for direct cash transfer of food subsidy
After oil, a cut in food subsidy is on the anvil as a high-level panel Wednesday suggested giving cash to beneficiaries and shifting rice and wheat procurement to states that do not have provisions for administered purchase price.
Jan 22, 2015, 00:16 AM IST
FCI rejig: Panel submits report, PM asks for FoodMin views
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday asked the food ministry to expeditiously give its comments on the FCI restructuring plan proposed by a high- level committee headed by BJP MP Shanta Kumar.
Jan 21, 2015, 23:32 PM IST
Govt sets up high-level panel to look into FCI restructuring
With a view to remove functional and cost inefficiencies at Food Corporation of India, the government on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to suggest various models to restructure the state-run entity which plays a key role in strengthening public distribution system (PDS).
Aug 20, 2014, 19:53 PM IST
