Foodgrains, milk, veggies to be up to 5% cheaper under GST
The government on Thursday said foodgrains, flour, milk, vegetables and fruits will get cheaper by up to 5 percent once the Goods and Services Tax is rolled out.
Jun 08, 2017, 20:12 PM IST
Cereals, hair oil, soaps to cost less in GST; cess on cars
Foodgrains and common-use products like hair oil, soaps and toothpaste as also electricity will cost less from July 1 when the GST is scheduled to be rolled out as the all-powerful GST Council today finalised tax rates for bulk of the items.
May 18, 2017, 22:54 PM IST
Note ban has not affected prices of essential items: Ram Vilas Paswan
The note ban decision has not affected the prices of 22 essential commodities, including foodgrains, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Mar 28, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
Kerala seeks to continue additional food allocation
The Kerala government has requested the Centre to continue the additional monthly allocation of 30,000 metric tonnes of foodgrains to the state.
Sep 12, 2015, 12:47 PM IST
Foodgrain output to fall by 5% to 251 MT in 2014-15
The country had registered a record foodgrain production of 265.04 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year (July-June). Wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses are part of foodgrain basket.
May 13, 2015, 21:47 PM IST
Centre extends food law deadline by 6 months
The Centre has given six months' more time to the states for rolling out the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Friday.
Apr 03, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
Agri output hits new high in 2014; repeat performance unlikely
While output may fall for foodgrains and some other crops, there are also fears that prices of farm items could decline in 2015 on global cues and affect farmers' income.
Dec 31, 2014, 13:50 PM IST
FCI to invite suggestions on its restructuring
The high level committee, set up to recommend ways to restructure state-run FCI, Monday decided to invite suggestions from public and stakeholders, including private sector firms, on management of foodgrains.
Sep 08, 2014, 18:49 PM IST
18 lakh households eligible for food subsidy
Eighteen lakh households have been found eligible to get foodgrains at highly subsidized rates of Rs 2/ kg for wheat and Rs 3/ kg for rice under the Food Security Act.
Aug 27, 2014, 20:19 PM IST
No plan to amend food security law at present: Govt
There is no proposal to amend the landmark food security law at present, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Jul 22, 2014, 19:20 PM IST
Govt targets 261 MT foodgrains output in 2014-15 crop year
The government has set the target for foodgrains production at 261 million tonnes in the 2014-15 crop year, lower than the last year's record output.
Jul 22, 2014, 18:14 PM IST
