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 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...

Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states for food subsidy

Apr 13, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 13 : The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state governments for...

Cabinet approves Rs 51,875 crore subsidy for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for rabi season

Nov 03, 2022

The subsidy approved by Cabinet for the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) Rabi-2022 will be Rs 51,875 crore including support for indigenous fertiliser (SSP) through freight...

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...