Tag: NFSA
No permanent solution of peace clause expected at 13th ministerial conference of WTO
Later this month, Trade Ministers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would meet...
Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs
The decision to merge PMGKAY, which started 28 months back owing to Covid-19, with...
Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap
The report mentions that free food distribution of cereals during the pandemic starkly...
Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries
The government rolled out from New Year free food grain distribution to 81.35 crore...
Whirlwind of free foodgrains deprives the poor of subsidized foodgrains; each family to suffer burden of about Rs 650 per month
The free foodgrains provided under the PMGKAY will now be available under NFSA....
One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that...
Sufficient foodgrains in stock under Central Pool
About 159 LMT of wheat and 104 LMT of rice will be available as on 1 January 2023....
Govt has enough foodgrain stock in Central pool
The Government of India has sufficient foodgrain stocks under the Central Pool to...
51 eminent economists write to FM for social security pensions and maternity benefits
In a letter written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Jean Drèze and 50 other...
India must achieve SDGs fast to eliminate hunger: Dr Paroda
In a Strategy Paper on Indian Agriculture for Achieving SDGs, Dr RS Paroda, presently...
No discussion about PSH at MC12 disappointing; Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies also to lead to troubles
The “MC12 Outcome Document” makes no mention of the PSH issue. This happened despite...
India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner
During the deliberations in the Committee on Agriculture, several countries, including...
Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes
The entire cost of rice fortification will be around Rs 2,700 crore per annum. This...
Rs 80,000 cr and 244 LMT foodgrains for PM-GKAY during Apr-Sep 2022
This allocation of 244 LMT of foodgrains for PM-GKAY Phase VI is over and above...
Demand for effective MSP is the way forward for farmers’ movement
Farmers have returned home after staying in for more than a year. While this retreat...
Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers
There is a strong disappointment amongst those who feel that the repeal of the three...
