National Food Security

President Droupadi Murmu said on Saturday that rice is the cornerstone of food security in the country, and a key factor of the nation's economy

Food subsidies are a major portion of subsidies provided by states

The social audit is important in detecting irregularities like siphoning of funds and helps the authorities to get feedback from the local community, on the mid-day meal scheme

'Strain on exchequer arising from sops to industry, bad loan waivers, etc., must be discussed'

Goa and Chhattisgarh at the bottom of the pile on implementation of National Food Security Act

The controversial overflowing granaries have come in handy to feed the poor during the Covid-19 lockdown. But should that be used as an argument to raise buffer stocking norms?

This initiative has been taken so that only the needy can avail the benefits of the govts' scheme