K V Thomas

Sugar mills likely to get Rs 7,200 cr bailout package from govt

Thomas said that it has been decided that loans worth Rs 7,200 crore would be provided by banks to the sugar industry exclusively for payment of sugarcane growers.

Govt imported over 8,000 tonnes of onions to combat inflation in Sept-Nov period

Food Minister K V Thomas said 8,041 tonnes of onion were imported during September 1 and November 13 from China, Egypt, Pakistan and Thailand.

Onion prices will come down in next 10 days, vows Thomas

Govt revises Food bill, sends to Law Ministry for vetting

Government has revised the Food bill and now proposes to give legal right to over 5 kg of foodgrains at Rs 1-3 per kg per month to about 70 percent of the population.

State Trading Corp invites bids for wheat exports

Government warehouses had around 19.9 million tonnes of wheat on April 1, nearly five times the official target of 4.0 million tonnes for the quarter ending June 30

Draft Food Bill to reach Cabinet before Nov 20

The proposed Bill aims to provide the right to subsidised food grains to nearly 70 percent of the population.<br /><br />

Just 15% more to get food security? Or are our sums wrong?

India has agreed a draft of the National Food Security Act, which will supply grains to around 67.5 percent of its 1.2 billion population and will likely ease voter anger at inflation, but widen the country's fiscal deficit.

Food security programme will benefit 72 lakh people in Delhi: Sheila Dikshit

After the meeting, Dikshit said a total of 72 lakh people will be covered under the scheme. The total population in Delhi has been estimated at 1.68 crore.

High subsidy burden due to Food Bill is exaggeration: Plan Com

Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen today termed it exaggeration, the likely huge rise in government's subsidy burden on account of implementing the proposed National Food Security Bill, as suggested in some quarters.

Don't include us in food security bill, happy with our own: TN

Tamil Nadu today said the Central Bill on Food Security was replete with "confusion and inaccuracy" and that the state should be exempted from the implementation of the proposed measure.