Kerosene consumption through PDS registers sharp increase
Consumption of PDS rice and wheat, too, increase
COVID-19 lockdown, recession backbreaking for informal workers, survey shows
The survey was done on 1,613 rural households in Bihar
Why people want to be poor
Crisis in Chhattisgarh over implementation of food security law has crucial lessons for India's public distribution system
Land injustice, Aadhaar problems dog Jharkhand. Is the Opposition listening
Activists under Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha highlight issues that should make a buzz before the Lok Sabha elections
Control and delete: Lack of data updating has left millions of poor Indians hungry; here is how
The government’s reliance on decade-old data due to a delay in census has resulted in exclusion of millions from the safety net of the …
Dying for ration: Deep in debt, Rajasthan villagers sell animals
Many across the state say received no ration for years; no help from authorities
COVID-19: Centre must make foodgrain distribution universal
The immediate support India’s poor need is food; everything else comes later
COVID-19 lockdown: 50 PDS shops sealed in Bihar for illegal trade
According to officials, more PDS shops will be sealed and action taken against shopkeepers in other districts as well
Reduce food security benefits from 67% to 40% population, says panel on restructuring FCI
Shanta Kumar committee report recommends privatisation, outsourcing and cash benefit transfer to cut food procurement and distribution costs
Wheat Crisis: Centre to procure half of what it procured last year; stops procurement in Punjab
Current circumstances could lead to a reddux of 2006-07, when wheat had to be imported
Implement Food Security Act properly, demand activists protesting hunger deaths
They claim that most of the 45 people, who died of hunger in the country in the past one year, were denied food on failing Aadhaar identification
COVID-19: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops
Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing
Free foodgrain until Diwali: What about migrants, those without ration cards?
Around 100 million Indians are excluded from the public distribution system, according to economists
COVID-19: Bereft of clarity, why relief measures for Indian poor are not enough
Implementation of relief measures remains a concern. Those not registered under PDS scheme can be affected, say experts
Can't give grains for free: Pawar
Agriculture Minister says it is not feasible to give grains for free as suggested by Supreme Court
A plate half full
The National Food Security Bill may not do much but what it does is essential
Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index
NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre
COVID warriors: More action than words protect consumer rights in UP
Rajesh Choubey has stopped ration shops from pilfering, sensitised people and assisted them in finding livelihood during the pandemic
No health warnings on iron fortified rice: SC directs govt to respond in 4 weeks
Consuming iron can lead to adverse outcomes like organ failure for thalassemia, sickle cell disease patients
As told to Parliament (June 27, 2019): Rs 3,470 crore spent on POSHAN Abhiyaan
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Dying for ration: Tonk woman bringing up family on Rs 200 a day not eligible for PDS welfare
Ill-treated by husband for not birthing a boy, free ration would mean not worrying about feeding her daughters
As told to Parliament (July 26, 2023): Trend of decreasing monsoon rainfall observed in five states in 1989-2018 period
Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits
Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
DTE Impact: 70-year-old supporting mentally-ill daughter, disabled son-in-law to get her dream cowshed
District collector sanctions Rs 2 lakh, plot of land on lease for family among other benefits
Foodgrains from the Centre to states fell by almost four million tonnes in last three years: Data
Distribution was less than release in at least 15 states