Food subsidy

Govt aims to eliminate subsidy on LPG by March 2018

India will aim to eliminate subsidy on LPG by March 2018, the government said in its mid-year expenditure framework tabled in Parliament on Thursday.

Aug 10, 2017, 13:20 PM IST

National Food Security law being implemented across India from November: Paswan

Implementation of National Food Security law, entailing an annual subsidy of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore, has covered the entire nation from this month with two large states Kerala and Tamil Nadu coming on board, the government said.

Nov 03, 2016, 14:32 PM IST

Panel favours cash transfer for kerosene, food subsidy

A government-appointed panel to suggest ways to prune subsidies is in favour of extending the cash transfer scheme to kerosene and food in three years for directly helping beneficiaries.

Aug 13, 2015, 20:37 PM IST

Food Corporation gets Rs 13,000 cr as food subsidy from govt

To ensure smooth procurement and distribution of grains, the government has released Rs 13,000 crore as food subsidy to state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI).

Aug 02, 2015, 11:47 AM IST

India to roll out cash transfer of food subsidies from Sept: Official

India plans to phase in cash transfers of food and kerosene subsidies from September, saving 10-15 percent of the $21 billion in annual outlays on the benefits by eliminating fraud, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.

Jul 02, 2015, 20:27 PM IST

Govt seeks Parliament nod for additional Rs 36,953 cr spending

The government today sought an approval from Parliament for an additional Rs 36,952.86 crore as the final batch of supplementary demands as part of grants for 2014-15 to meet the expenditure, mainly towards CST compensation to states and higher outgo for food subsidy.

Mar 09, 2015, 15:11 PM IST

Food subsidy of Rs 8,228 cr released to 5 states under NFSA

Under the National Food Security Act, the Centre has released Rs 8,228.01 crore so far this fiscal, to five states where procurement of grains is decentralised.

Feb 24, 2015, 17:24 PM IST

DBT for food subsidy can help govt save Rs 25,000 crore: Crisil

Implementing direct benefit transfer (DBT) for food subsidy will help government save Rs 25,000 crore by eliminating costs associated with procurement, distribution and storage of foodgrains, ratings agency Crisil said Tuesday.

Feb 17, 2015, 17:21 PM IST

Govt releases Rs 93,894 cr as food subsidy so far this fiscal

Government has released Rs 93,894 crore so far this fiscal by way of food subsidy out of annual allocation of Rs 1,10,500 crore and there is no proposal for reduction in food subsidy, Parliament was informed Friday.

Dec 05, 2014, 19:11 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan wants to hike food handouts: Report

India should increase handouts of subsidised grain, its Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan was quoted as saying.

Sep 23, 2014, 12:32 PM IST

''India won't wait without end for WTO food stocks solution''

Giving notice of India`s unwillingness to wait "interminably" for resolving WTO issues concerning public stockholding of food grain, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday hoped that World Trade Organization members would understand its position and come up with a solution.

Sep 10, 2014, 20:25 PM IST