Centre to offload some of pulses buffer stock

Would like to work with states on real-time updation of PDS beneficiaries, says Paswan

The government has decided to dispose off 0.55 million tonnes of pulses from its buffer stock of around 1.8 mt, at lower rates, to five states and for central welfare schemes such as the mid-day meal programme.

It is also willing to work with them to evolve a system for real-time updating of the list of beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

Such automatic updating would enable the Centre to address concerns over addition or substraction of beneficiary names from the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) list due to change of address, marriage or death, a complaint it repeatedly faced