New Delhi: An additional investment of Rs 1,15,660 crore would be required to revitalise the agriculture sector and boost production to meet the foodgrains demand under the proposed Food law, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. "To effectively implement the proposed Food Security Act, it is estimated that there should be an additional production of about 70-75 million tonnes of foodgrains," Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat said in a...
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New Delhi: A worried Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said he is losing sleep over the rising subsidy bills, notably on food, fertiliser and petroleum products. "As finance minister when I think of the enormity of the subsidies to be provided, I lose my sleep," Mukherjee said in New Delhi at a conference to discuss reforms in the public distribution system (PDS). Due to a sharp increase in subsidies...05:31 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Patna: Citing the diversion of foodgrains meant for public distribution, Bihar and Delhi have urged the centre to provide cash instead of foodgrains for beneficiaries under the proposed National Food Security Act. "We have written to the Union government to provide cash to ration card holders instead of foodgrains under the proposed National Food Security Act," state Food and Civil Supplies minister Shyam Rajak told. Besides, Bihar, Delhi government has...10:52 AM, Jul 03, 2011
New Delhi: The National Advisory Council (NAC) finalised its recommendations on the draft Food Security Legislation on Saturday in New Delhi. The NAC recommended that 75 per cent of Indians would have access to subsidised food. If the draft bill is cleared by the Union Cabinet, it would mean an additional expenditure of Rs 23,000 crore when fully implemented. The Right to Food has been promised in the Congress manifesto,...05:51 PM, Oct 23, 2010
The National Advisory Council has moved one step closer to fulfilling the Congress' promise to the 'aam aadmi'. ...09:29 AM, Jul 15, 2010
Economic progress has failed to tickle down and reach the poor in remote parts of India. ...10:47 AM, Apr 20, 2010
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Sonia Gandhi wants to make it UPA's flagship scheme in its second term. ...05:06 PM, Jun 25, 2009
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