Identity crisis
11-year-old Santoshi Kumari allegedly died of hunger in Jharkhand as the family could not receive ration under the state's public distribution …
One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult
The nature, price and quantity of items supplied through the public distribution system varies from state to state
Huge protest in Jharkhand against cash transfer scheme
People want Direct Benefit Transfer system to be replaced with old practice of getting rice at Re 1/kg at the ration shop
Widow starves to death in Jharkhand after being deprived of Aadhaar-linked benefits
Investigation reveals how bank account was opened under a dead person's name and Aadhaar-linked benefits were transferred to that account
Wheat, rice lost in transit in last 4 years could have fed 82.30 million Indians for a month
The transit foodgrain losses in the period amounted to Rs 1,109.82 crore
COVID-19: Fear factor, supply uncertainty can make second wave worse for rural India, warns Pronab Sen
Down To Earth spoke to economist Sen, India’s former chief statistician and programme director for the International Growth Centre - …
One Nation, One Ration Card and the hurdles ahead
While this scheme would bring perceptible changes to the lives of India’s internal migrant workers, challenges lie ahead in designing and …
Migration for work is making matters worse for poor tribals
As people leave their villages, they also leave behind the support system of government programmes
How pulses can regain their lost glory in India
Ensuring that pulses sell at the minimum support price and distributing them under the public distribution system can help them find favour with …
India’s food subsidy programme, future of farmers hang in the balance
At the upcoming WTO meet, India has to negotiate a better deal to ease restrictions on giving food subsidies
Small incentive, big draw: How an officer makes PDS work
Jyoti Kakwani plugs pilferage in fair price shops by giving surprise gifts to those who demand receipts from the shopkeeper
At market's mercy
The government's decision to phase out procurement of rice from millers for its public distribution system may increase small farmers' …
COVID-19 lockdown, recession backbreaking for informal workers, survey shows
The survey was done on 1,613 rural households in Bihar
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
Kerosene consumption through PDS registers sharp increase
Consumption of PDS rice and wheat, too, increase
Why people want to be poor
Crisis in Chhattisgarh over implementation of food security law has crucial lessons for India's public distribution system
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: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops
Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing
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
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
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
Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee
Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme
Dash for cash
Government unprepared but goes ahead with direct cash transfer
COVID-19: One nation, one ration card turns spotlight on 2017 govt report
The Union govt report had asked states to remove provisions that restricted migrants in accessing PDS benefits
