Food Security Bill Proposes Doorstep Dilevery of Foodgrains and end to end Comupterisation of PDS
The Government promulgated the National Food Security Ordinance on 5.7.2013. Subsequently, the National Food Security Bill (NFSB), 2013 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 7.8.2013 to replace the Ordinance It provides that Central and State Governments shall endeavour to progressively undertake necessary reforms in the TPDS. These reforms inter alia include:- Doorstep delivery… Read More
Tags: Central Government, Food security, Information and communications technology, K V Thomas, LokSabha, Public Distribution System, Rajya Sabha, TPDS
Rs. 4995 Crore Centre Subsidy to Provide Ration Sugar at Existing Rates
Prof. K.V.Thomas, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has informed Lok Sabha today that the Central Government is providing subsidy for distribution of sugar through fair price shops in the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) at a uniform Retail Issue Price (RIP) throughout the country. He was replying to a written question in… Read More
Tags: C. Rangarajan, Central Government, K V Thomas, Lok Sabha, Public Distribution System, Subsidy, Sugar, TPDS
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