With only a few States having sent in their comments on the Food Ministry's draft National Food Security Bill, 2011, till the closing date on Friday, the Centre is planning to extend the date by a month or two, official sources said.

GUWAHATI: “There is leakage in the public distribution system (PDS) in the Northeast. But it is the responsibility of the governments of the States concerned to check the leakage in PDS. The Central Government has no role to play in this, it only provides the PDS items to the States. Of course, PDS pilferage has reduced in recent times primarily because of the fact that the system has been computerized by issuing biometric cards to the beneficiaries,” said Prof KV Thomas, Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution while addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday.

The Gujarat high court (HC) on Thursday asked the state government to specify what steps it has taken to implement the schemes that are introduced to make the public distribution system (PDS) effective.

The Government has sought comments on the proposed Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains for up to three-fourth of the rural population and half of t

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretaries of all the States to specify how much additional foodgrains were required for them under the Public Distribution System to ensure that

The government is already working on a roadmap for the direct transfer of the kerosene subsidy to beneficiaries in the form of cash, with the intention of doing away with the current practice of supplying subsidised fuel under the public distribution system (PDS). The EGoM during its last meeting on August 8 had considered the recommendations of the Task Force on Direct Transfer of Subsidies on Kerosene, LPG and Fertilizer. It had also debated the LPG subsidy issue but had deferred a decision. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder costs Rs. 395.35 in Delhi.