The Centre has allocated about 5.2% of its total budget for 2022-23 to the country's food subsidy programme. A crucial safety net, the food subsidy is used to protect farmers
India's food subsidies plan needs to improve coverage, plug leakages
A crucial safety net, the food subsidy is used to protect farmers against low market prices and provide consumers with affordable food grains through the public distribution system (PDS)
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Food subsidy, ration shops
First Published: Mar 6 2022 | 8:56 AM IST
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