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How a lab in IIT Delhi is looking to plug leakages in PDS with digitisation

Academics at the Public Services Lab are hard at work trying to optimise logistics for foodgrain supply chains across Indian states

Centre to have enough rice even at half of next season's procurement target

As of August 16, the government has rice stocks of around 26.35 million tonnes in the Central pool

Obituary: Abhijit Sen - A great economist with rural, agriculture focus

He was an excellent analytical economist and his is a great loss to the profession of economics vis-a-vis research and policy, writes S Mahendra Dev

PACS may be allowed by Centre to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops

The Centre has proposed to allow primary agriculture credit societies (PACS) to undertake activities like dealership of petroleum products, running PDS shops, etc

Govt allots Rs 2,516 cr for computerisation of primary agri co-op societies

The model bylaws will enable PACS to offer economic activities other than credit which includes developing cold-storage facilities in villages, running PDS shops and locker facilities for depositors

Fortified rice: Surveyors find that consumers fear traces of 'plastic rice'

Some beneficiaries complain of abdominal discomfort, gastritis, diarrhoea and nausea after eating fortified rice

Inefficient ration systems since Independence didn't fully benefit poor: PM

The scope and budget of cheap ration schemes rose since Independence but effect it should have had on poor remained limited due to ineffective delivery systems, selfish elements, PM Modi said.

Fortification of PDS rice to stem nutrient deficiency unnecessary: paper

Focus should instead be more on diversified diets to address the problem, it says

Centre extends free foodgrain scheme for 800 million till this Diwali

After today, extension, the additional subsidy requirement under PMGKAY-3 at the current rate should swell to over Rs 90,000 crore, including Rs 26,000 crore for the first two months

Savings dry up, few jobs: Covid second wave hits migrant workers harder

Workforce is facing grim reality of hunger as many people do not carry ration cards with them.

Over 5,000 bags of PDS rice hidden in mills recovered during raid in Punjab

Punjab's Food and Civil Supplies Department officials on Tuesday conducted a raid at two private mills and recovered 5,200 bags of rice meant to be distributed under Public Distribution System (PDS)

Rajasthan govt decides to give 30% of the new PDS shops to women

The Rajasthan government has decided to give 30 per cent of the new PDS shops to women, according to an official statement on Wednesday

How many people actually fall under India's public distribution system?

The issue assumes importance after the starvation death of a girl in UP and information given to Parliamentary standing committee on labour that migrant workers without ration cards didn't get food

Raj govt to provide free foodgrains till Nov under food security scheme

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the benificiaries will be given five kg of wheat per person and one kg of gram per family under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana as well as the NFSA

India set to make PDS location independent: NITI Aayog CEO at UN forum

The Covid-19 pandemic has also highlighted the power of collectivised problem solving, said NITI Aayog CEO

Here are all the schemes announced in the Cabinet briefing today

Govt will invest Rs 12,750 crore in recapitalising the three state-owned insurance companies- Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India Insurance

Free food grain for millions of migrant workers: Are they getting any?

UP, Bihar, MP, Odisha, and Jharkhand fare poorly in helping workers returning home after losing their livelihoods in lockdown.

States so far distribute 61% of April quota under Garib Kalyan Yojana

Andhra, Bihar, Kerala, UP distribute more than 90% of the month's allocation to the poor

Amid row over death toll, PDS 'scam', Mamata & BJP are nearing a flashpoint

The attack sharpened after the Centre decided to send two inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) to assess the situation in the state

Centre permits conversion of surplus rice to ethanol for hand sanitisers

Move will lead to use of part of a stockpile of 30.57 million tonnes, which is almost 126% more than the buffer stock and strategic requirement norms