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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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78 Schemes Covered Under Direct Benefit Transfer So Far: Government
Initially, the modified-subsidy procedure under DBT system will be introduced on pilot basis in 16 select districts.
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76 Fictitious, 16 Dead Beneficiaries On Foodgrain List In Punjab Village
Severe anomalies are present in the Public Distribution System at a village in Punjab's Sangrur district, NDTV has found. The Aam Aadmi Party has been demanding an investigation into what it has dubbed the foodgrain scam.
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
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After LPG, Jaitley May Target Food Subsidy for Big Savings
The direct benefit transfer could help the government save as much as Rs 25,000 crore in food subsidy expenditure by eliminating costs associated with procuring, distributing and storing foodgrains, the research house says.
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Cabinet defers decision on draft Food Security Bill
The Cabinet deferred the Food Security Bill that seeks to subsidise foodgrains to about 64 per cent.
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Food bill re-draft: Subsidies for 75 per cent
The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi wants subsided food for 75 per cent of Indians - that's nearly 800 million people.A working group of the Council will redraft the bill that was earlier prepared by the food ministry under Sharad Pawar.The Council also wants to do away with the Below Poverty Line (BPL) criteria for allotting...
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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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78 Schemes Covered Under Direct Benefit Transfer So Far: Government
Initially, the modified-subsidy procedure under DBT system will be introduced on pilot basis in 16 select districts.
-
76 Fictitious, 16 Dead Beneficiaries On Foodgrain List In Punjab Village
Severe anomalies are present in the Public Distribution System at a village in Punjab's Sangrur district, NDTV has found. The Aam Aadmi Party has been demanding an investigation into what it has dubbed the foodgrain scam.
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
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After LPG, Jaitley May Target Food Subsidy for Big Savings
The direct benefit transfer could help the government save as much as Rs 25,000 crore in food subsidy expenditure by eliminating costs associated with procuring, distributing and storing foodgrains, the research house says.
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Cabinet defers decision on draft Food Security Bill
The Cabinet deferred the Food Security Bill that seeks to subsidise foodgrains to about 64 per cent.
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Food bill re-draft: Subsidies for 75 per cent
The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi wants subsided food for 75 per cent of Indians - that's nearly 800 million people.A working group of the Council will redraft the bill that was earlier prepared by the food ministry under Sharad Pawar.The Council also wants to do away with the Below Poverty Line (BPL) criteria for allotting...
