Food subsidy for fiscal year 2015/16 seen at $20.1 billion

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is expected to provide 1.24 trillion rupees ($20.11 billion) in food subsidies for the fiscal year 2015/16, according to the budget proposal presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday.
(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Clara Ferreira Marques)
First Published: Feb 28 2015 | 1:19 PM IST