Govt to push more grain into PDS - Livemint
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Govt to push more grain into PDS Livemint The Union government will release an extra 2.5 million tonnes (mt) of wheat and rice into the Public Distribution System (PDS) over the next six months as ... PDS hike under consideration: Ministerial panel Why PDS overhaul is a must for India's food security! Pawar announces release of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
Pawar presses PM for end to levy sugar - Business Standard
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 Moneycontrol.com | Pawar presses PM for end to levy sugar Business Standard ... to have proposed doing away with the system of fixing the monthly quota of sugar for sale in the open market and the public distribution system. ... Parliamentary panel against sugar decontrol |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
Free distribution of foodgrains to the poor is an order: SC - IBNLive.com
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 Indian Express | Free distribution of foodgrains to the poor is an order: SC IBNLive.com The Supreme Court hearing on the issue of rampant corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS), also ordered the Government to launch criminal ... SC lashes out at govt on food distribution India's empty underbelly Distribution of food grains an order, not a suggestion, SC pulls up Pawar |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
Flawed policies of regimes at Centre triggered agrarian crisis: Bardhan - The Hindu
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 The Hindu | Flawed policies of regimes at Centre triggered agrarian crisis: Bardhan The Hindu The Public Distribution System in the neighbouring State met the needs of the poor, unlike in Tamil Nadu. “We will struggle to get at least five cents of ... |
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Most retailers say yes to FDI but with conditions applied - fnbnews.com
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Most retailers say yes to FDI but with conditions applied fnbnews.com It made a few suggestions like abandoning Shopping Mall Regulation Act and using FDI to enhance the Public Distribution system. an appealing solution, ... |
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Potato prices may dip as Bengal plans stock cut - Economic Times
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Potato prices may dip as Bengal plans stock cut Economic Times Of this 5 lakh tonne, 1 lakh tonne will be sold through public distribution system at a price lower than the market price by Re 1 per kg. ... |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
Sugar decontrolling should be gradual - Economic Times
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Sugar decontrolling should be gradual Economic Times To start with India can do away with the monthly release quota system and levy sugar that the millers have to provide to the government at a subsidised cost ... |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
$340-million rot mission - Calcutta Telegraph
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$340-million rot mission Calcutta Telegraph ... expense of Rs 68181 crore as subsidy for the year 2010-11 for buying and storing grain for sale at cheaper rates through the public distribution system. ... |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
The long road to food security - Daily Pioneer
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The long road to food security Daily Pioneer The focus should be on a successful delivery mechanism and a good Public Distribution System. Thirdly, with declining productivity and growing population, ... Food for thought |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
India: Country rotten with rotting food grains - Human Rights Education Associates (press release)
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India: Country rotten with rotting food grains Human Rights Education Associates (press release) ... the state governments always claim that they do not have sufficient food grains to distribute to the poor under the Public Food Distribution System ... |
Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 11:40:12 PM
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