The United Progressive Alliance government will provide wheat and rice to below poverty line people at Rs 3 a kg under the proposed Food Security Act only till it remains in power at the Centre.

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Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi March 04, 2010, 0:50 IST

Expanding its commitment to provide subsidised foodgrain to the poor, the Manmohan Singh government is looking at a host of social sector initiatives along with its soon-to-be-unveiled Food Security Bill.

BHUBANESWAR: On the defensive over the suicide of farmers, the State Government has decided to organise the State-level farmers

Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), under Union Ministry of Food Processing, and Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal is jointly organising a two-day national level seminar on "food security and economic prosperity through processing and preservation of foods" from March 4 at the premises of CIAE, Nabibagh.

New Delhi: Though finance minister Pranab Mukherjee blamed poor delivery as a key factor for the rise in food prices, the Union Budget has actually slashed funds allocated to strengthening the public distribution system after last year

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