-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to provide any relief to the Centre on the issue of Aadhaar card. Refusing to modify its earlier order that Aadhaar cards could not be made mandatory for availing social benefits, the Supreme Court, however, agreed to give an urgent hearing to the issue. The top court posted the issue for hearing on October 22. The Centre told the court that its...
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Food Subsidy issues need to be addressed: WTO
-The Hindu Concern over procurement and distribution of subsidised foodgrains Asserting that India would soon be breaching its Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) commitments to WTO (World Trade Organization) due to its new food security programme, the newly-elected Director-General, Roberto Azevedo, on Monday, sought a positive solution to the issue before the Bali Ministerial to be held in December as some countries had expressed concern over the procurement and distribution of highly...
More »The global implications of India's food security law-Nikhil Inamdar
-The Business Standard Balancing duty to the poor while mitigating 'policy externalities' arising out of the food bill is India's latest challenge The government has fought all odds to get the food security bill - an entitlement programme that covers 67% of India's 1.2 billion large population under a subsidised grain regime, passed in the Parliament. But the battle now shifts to the global stage with India having to convince negotiators, particularly...
More »Direct cash transfers: 'The previous system was so much more convenient' -Ruhi Tewari
-The Indian Express Rajasthan/ Delhi: Three states where the UPA govt has rolled out direct cash transfers go to polls later this year. On the ground, the scheme has not quite turned out the game-changer the government reckoned it would. A frail Gori Sahaab, 90, instructs his son to pour mustard oil into a tiny diya in his one-room house. He once used a kerosene lamp but has stopped buying that fuel....
More »Won’t foot food bill: States -Dipak Kumar Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Several states want the Centre to foot the bill for all associated expenses such as transportation and commission to ration shops under the Food Security Act when it takes the credit for the scheme. Almost all states including Congress-ruled ones asked the Centre to bear these expenses which is estimated to be around Rs 10,000 crore annually. While most states represented by food ministers on Tuesday...
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