public distribution system (PDS)
Sale of 30 LMT of wheat under Open Market Sale Scheme
Under the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Food Corporation of India sells surplus rice and wheat stocks. The prices of the food grains are pre-determined. Recently, the Government of India issued orders to the FCI to sell 30 LMT of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) is an integrated food security scheme launched by the Central Government of India in January 2023. The scheme aims to provide free foodgrains to more than 80 crore poor people across the country. ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Duare Ration Scheme declared void
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that West Bengal Government’s Duare Ration Scheme is illegal. Key facts A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court held that the Duare Ration Scheme ultra vires the National Food Security Act, 2013 ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
15-year low Wheat Procurement
In the current marketing season, Wheat procurement by government agencies is set to dip to a 15-year low. How much Wheat procurement is expected in the current season? It is expected that 18.5 million tonnes (mt) of wheat will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
5-point Reform agenda for FCI
On the 58th Foundation Day of Food Corporation of India (FCI), the food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal released a “5-point reform agenda for FCI”. It is also called “5 Sutras”. The agenda aims to improve FCI and its progress. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
One Nation One Card-Recent Developments
Context in Current Affairs: Around nine states have completed One Nation One Card Reform schemes. They are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura. What are the recent developments? The Central Government has allowed these nine ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
GoI: No New Schemes for a year
On June 5, 2020, the Government of India announced that no new schemes will be approved till March 31, 2021. Till then, the schemes under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan are to be implemented. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
One Nation One Card Scheme: Three more States included
On June 1, 2020, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Food and Public distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan announced that three more states namely Sikkim, Odisha and Mizoram are being included in the Integrated Management of Public Distribution System ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020