Public Distribution System
No transparency in PDS, says study
60 per cent of ration shops routinely remain closed during working hours.
Under-recoveries on kerosene down at Rs 8.86 per litre
Under-recoveries/DBTL Subsidy for 2016-17 was Rs 19,728 crore, while the figure was Rs 27,571 crore for 2015-16.
Govt planning to supply fortified wheat via PDS, says Ram Vilas Paswan
Paswan also said that the Centre is linking ration cards to Aadhaar to weed out bogus ration cards.
Focus on nutritional security of 23 cr PDS members: Paswan
Food Ministry has chalked out plans for supplying fortified wheat and rice flour via PDS.
Display foodgrain subsidy at ration shops: Centre to states
The central government's annual food subsidy bill is over Rs 1 lakh crore.
Centre may scrap Rs 4,500 crore PDS sugar subsidy in Budget
At present, the scheme has a target of 40 crore beneficiaries of families under below poverty line category.
Paswan rules out possibility of import of the grain
1.7 million tonnes of wheat have been exported and more shipments are expected at zero Customs duty.