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Karnataka PDS probe: Lokayukta sets up high-level committee for systemic reforms
July 18, 2026 8:25 pm
The Karnataka Lokayukta has constituted a high-level committee to recommend reforms in the Public Distribution System after a suo motu inquiry flagged several irregularities.
Cabinet okays Rs 25,530 crore outlay to extend, modernise SARTHAK-PDS scheme till 2031
May 27, 2026 7:04 pm
The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
CAG flags ‘suspicious’ PDS deliveries: ‘244 quintals in car, 300 on 3-wheeler’
December 16, 2024 9:44 am
As per the report, which covered the period 2017-22, a quantity of 244.20 quintals of foodgrains was claimed to be transported in a single trip using Tata Indica (V2) under the Hanumanthanagar Wholesale Depot (WSD), while 492.20 quintals of foodgrains were shown as transported in two trips of Maruti 800 Omni.
Bhavnagar gets state’s first grain ATM for distribution of ration
September 19, 2024 1:26 am
Bambhaniya inaugurated the grain ATM called Annapurti in Karchaliyapara locality of Bhavnagar city.
‘Sufficient food, no shortage’: As flood situation improves, Tripura minister Sushanta Chowdhury says no need to panic
August 24, 2024 10:07 am
Tripura Food Minister Sushanta Chowdhury also directed that the prices of essential commodities should not be hiked.
Fishermen protest demanding subsidy on diesel, welfare fund in Odisha
February 27, 2024 5:06 pm
Demanding subsidies on diesel, the agitators claimed that at least seven coastal states are providing diesel subsidies to fishermen.
Govt on offensive, as post-poll winds of change reflect in Lok Sabha
December 07, 2023 8:13 am
Queries about the PDS were met by Treasury Benches with attacks on Oppn of being “anti-poor”, while ministers came together to decry attempts to “divide the country with North-South talk”
Gujarat govt misses bajra procurement date as striking PDS shop owners refuse to distribute old stock
November 02, 2023 7:11 pm
Gujarat fair price shop licensees are on strike, demanding the government’s assurance of a monthly minimum commission.
Mallick’s assets rose from Rs 80L to Rs 6.2 cr in 10 yrs, poll affidavits show
October 29, 2023 7:45 pm
Mallick, former food and supplies minister of West Bengal, was arrested in the early hours on Friday after raids at his residence and seven other locations.
Tripura CM Manik Saha launches special pre-Puja PDS ‘gift hamper’, says govt committed to control inflation
October 10, 2023 10:21 pm
The chief minister said the state will become the gateway of Southeast Asia after the inauguration of the Maitri bridge at Sabroom connecting Chittagong in Bangladesh.
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