Foodgrains

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says 117 more mandis join eNAM platform; total number reaches 962 across India

Integration of APMC mandis with eNAM will strengthen and facilitate farmers to sell their harvested produce through the online portal, he said.

Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan says 20 states getting ready for launch of ration card portability from 1 June

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said as many as 20 states and union territories are getting ready for implementation of the ambitious ration card portability service 'One Nation-One Ration Card' from 1 June

PM Garib Kalyan Package: Govt says Rs 34,800 cr financial help given to 39 cr beneficiaries

The government has provided Rs 34,800 crore financial assistance using digital payment infrastructure to about 39 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) to protect them from the impact of COVID-19 lockdown

RBI governor meets bank chiefs; reviews execution of measures aimed at reducing financial stress

The RBI governor appreciated the efforts of banks in ensuring normal to near normal operations during the lockdown period.

More than 32 cr poor receive Rs 29,352 cr aid under Garib Kalyan Yojana; fintech, digital technology in place for swift transfer to beneficiary

A finance ministry statement on Monday said the swift implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments.

Ethanol blending with petrol likely to reach 7.2% in 2018-19 season from 4.2% last year

The new Biofuel Policy 2018 has fixed a target of achieving 20 percent ethanol blending with petrol by 2030.

Kerala floods: Govt to supply 89,540 tonne foodgrains, 100 tonne pulses, says union minister Ram Vilas Paswan

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said 89,540 tonne of foodgrains and 100 tonne of pulses will be supplied for free to flood-hit Kerala for distribution among those who are not covered under the food security act

Parliamentary panel asks government to contain rising food subsidy bill

The food subsidy is estimated to be Rs 1,38,123 crore in the 2018-19 fiscal as against the actual expenditure of Rs 1,04,901 crore in 2017-18.

In his first budget address, President Ram Nath Kovind reiterates govt's pledge to double farmers' income by 2020

President Kovind in his budget address says it is result of hard work of farmers that there has been a record production of more than 275 mn tonnes food grains

Budget 2018: Food subsidy bill may swell by 10% to around Rs 1.60 lakh cr in fiscal 2019

The focus of the food ministry in the next fiscal would be on making ration shops portable within a district initially and later within a state.