A recent study shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the public distribution system because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate......
The free food scheme is driven by electoral considerations, but its long-term fiscal risks outweigh short-term gains, cautions A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: A women collect her ration from a......
Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and......
Is it a case of poor targeting of a welfare scheme, or is it a reflection of the government's desire to expand the scope of this benefit to secure greater electoral dividends? asks A K......
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs set a record on Thursday by discussing various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its handling in the National Capital Territory of Delhi for......
Food ministry is needlessly wary of reforms The report of the Shanta Kumar committee on food management contains several cogent recommendations and these have been submitted to the Prime......
The finance ministry is preparing the blueprint for a new food subsidy programme, which aims to introduce a system of cash payments for below poverty line families instead of going through the......
Unique identification numbers (UID), being distributed to citizens, may well enable the government to plug slippages in the public distribution system (PDS) and target the subsidised food items to......
The findings of the report showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18. Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian has asked the National Statistical......
This Budget, the finance ministry may consider a proposal for a seed fund that would provide financial support to states willing to sell items other than foodgrain, sugar and kerosene through the......