Central govt food subsidy bill at two year high while fertilizer subsidy declines to two year low: Report

Dec 10, 2024

The central government has significantly increased its subsidy disbursements in the current fiscal year so far, surpassing the amounts spent in the last two...

Jairam Ramesh tears into BJP for inflating "food bill subsidy" of Karnataka, seeks compensation

Jul 05, 2024

"Will the non-biological Prime Minister apologise to the tax-payers of India, for inflating the food bill subsidy by an estimated Rs16000- Rs18000 crore, by...

Odisha government writes to Centre seeking release of pending food subsidy to state

Feb 08, 2023

In the letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, State Food Supplies, Consumer Welfare, and Co-operation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said requested his intervention to...

Food subsidy accounts for over 50% of total Govt subsidy so far in FY25

Feb 15, 2025

The food subsidy has been the largest component of the government's total subsidy expenditure so far in the financial year 2024-25, accounting for more...

Food and Fertiliser subsidy declines in FY 2024 - Economic Survey

Jul 22, 2024

The Economic Survey 2023-24, released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, reveals a significant decline in expenditure on food and fertiliser subsidies, which...

Subsidy on food in parliament ends, ITDC to run canteens

Jan 19, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 19 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said that India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) will run canteens in...