If the Consumer Affairs Ministry had its say, imported food grains and pulses containing hazardous foreign matter would have made its way on to the Indian platter.

It was in January this year that Thomas was given independent charge of the Food portfolio after Pawar requested that his burden be reduced.

The much-awaited National Food Security Bill will be introduced in the winter session of Parliament incorporating some major changes recommended by the National Advisory Council, chaired by Congres

Srinagar:  The state government has urged the Centre to cover the entire rural population and 90 per cent of the urban population under the proposed National Food Security Bill.

LUCKNOW: The ministry of consumer affairs and public distribution has allocated of 5.28 lakh tonnes per month of wheat and rice to Uttar Pradesh for the fiscal year 2011-12.

Under the Act, eldest woman (18 years & above) of household to be deemed its head

India moved a step closer to banishing hunger from the daily lives of millions of its people as the government finalised the draft of the National Food Security Act, which entitles vast sections of Indians to heavily subsidised foodgrain.

Against the backdrop of reports of rotting foodgrains across the country, the Government on Wednesday claimed it is taking all the measures to address the storage capacity concerns.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, KV Thomas said his Ministry has taken initiatives to create additional food grain storage capacity which include 152.97 lakh tonne c

In a major decision that is likely to add to the double-digit food inflation, the government has quietly raised foodgrain prices for Above Poverty Line (APL) families by over 40 per cent.

The decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 30.

A PARLIAMENTARY committee has asked the government to consider incentivising private players to set up grain storage facilities as it prepares to implement the right to food.
The government will require around 620 lakh tonnes of foodgrain annually to implement the food security law.

In Budget-2010, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee pointed out that agriculture was the weakest sector of the economy today. It is because of the crisis in agriculture that we are having such a difficult time coping with food inflation. If the urban middle class is reeling under its impact, imagine how the poor in the countryside are dealing with it.