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Govt pegs subsidy bill marginally higher at Rs 2,46,397 cr [1]

Increases food subsidy by a whopping Rs 23,000 crore

As government seeks to roll out the food law, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today sought to raise total subsidies on fuel, food and fertilisers to over Rs 2.46 lakh crore in the 2014-15 fiscal.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
India [3], Budget [4], Subsidies [5], Food Security [6], Chemical Fertilisers [7], Economy [8]

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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy