India's PDS System

The Civil supplies have also seized 146 litres of kerosene and 43 gas cylinders that were to be supplied to PDS ration shops in the state

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The model bylaws will enable PACS to offer economic activities other than credit which includes developing cold-storage facilities in villages, running PDS shops and locker facilities for depositors

The government has received 611 complaints till June this year regarding irregularities in the functioning of the public distribution system, Parliament was informed on Tuesday

Cabinet approves extra spending of Rs 67,266.44 crore for five months; earlier extra amount of Rs 26,602 crore was estimated for May and June, 2021

Says at present only 57% population is covered under PDS, while 67% has legal entitlement to subsidised grains under NFSA

Currently, the scheme isn't all-embracing as it is based on 2011 census data, and leaves out 100 million people without ration cards

The issue assumes importance after the starvation death of a girl in UP and information given to Parliamentary standing committee on labour that migrant workers without ration cards didn't get food

Paswan welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for five more months

According to Varma, former chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India Nandan Nilekani had "explicitly recommended" PDS portability riding on Aadhaar

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Critics said the measure was unlikely to have any impact on migrant workers as most don't have their ration cards with them.

The direct spending by the centre, on Thursday's announcements will include Rs 3,500 crore that the centre will spend on providing free foodgrains to 80 million migrants

Andhra, Bihar, Kerala, UP distribute more than 90% of the month's allocation to the poor

Abhijit Banerjee pointed out several measures, including giving temporary ration cards, a bigger stimulus package and providing cash to India's poorest 60% to revive the Covid-19-hit economy

She says India needs to avoid another nationwide lockdown

Move will lead to use of part of a stockpile of 30.57 million tonnes, which is almost 126% more than the buffer stock and strategic requirement norms

Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Around 90 per cent of the families in the state will benefit from this decision, he said

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government will offer free food grains and ration under the Public Distribution System for the next six months