Foodstock

With the lockdown now extended, more relief needs to be announced immediately. Such an announcement must start by releasing FCI's obscenely large foodstocks to those without ration cards, and be supplemented with more cash relief for the poorest.

Left parties today asked the government to universalise the public distribution system and sought distribution of excess foodstock at BPL prices to check the high food inflation. Top leaders of the four parties, which ended a five-day protest on the issue of 'food security for all' here yesterday, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and submitt...

Scores of wheat bags - sent by Central government for distribution in four districts with about a million and a half ration card holders - are rotting near a railway track in Etawah for the last one week.Now it is barely fit for consumption by animals.But even before this is distributed or thrown away, more railway wagons full of foodgrains are arr...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Centre has adequate foodgrains and would not hesitate to take strong measures.

With the lockdown now extended, more relief needs to be announced immediately. Such an announcement must start by releasing FCI's obscenely large foodstocks to those without ration cards, and be supplemented with more cash relief for the poorest.

Left parties today asked the government to universalise the public distribution system and sought distribution of excess foodstock at BPL prices to check the high food inflation. Top leaders of the four parties, which ended a five-day protest on the issue of 'food security for all' here yesterday, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and submitt...

Scores of wheat bags - sent by Central government for distribution in four districts with about a million and a half ration card holders - are rotting near a railway track in Etawah for the last one week.Now it is barely fit for consumption by animals.But even before this is distributed or thrown away, more railway wagons full of foodgrains are arr...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Centre has adequate foodgrains and would not hesitate to take strong measures.