Decentralized Sourcing, Distribution Can Cut Costs: Thinktank
How much would it cost the central government to provide grain to the whole country at affordable prices? A calculation by the Delhi-based advocacy group Centre for Budget & Governance Accountability (CBGA) puts the figure at Rs 2,38,471 crore for one year. In the current financial year (2012-13), the Centre spent Rs 75,366 crore on the food subsidy, that is, about 0.74% of the gross domestic product.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/%E2%80%98food-bill-cost-238l-cryr%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subodh-varma
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-distribution-system-pds
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-storage
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
