Anticipating better production in 2010-11 sugar year starting next month, the government may cut the quantity of sugar that mills have to contribute for supply through ration shops to 12 per cent of country's total output from the current 20 per cent. "We are seriously considering to cut the levy sugar obligation on mills from the current level to 12 per cent in anticipation of higher production in 2010-11 season,"...
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Bogus BPL card holders asked to surrender
Concerned over the huge mismatch between the Central estimate of 6.5 crores below poverty line families and the 11 crores BPL cards issued by the states under the Targeted public distribution system (TPDS), the food ministry has warned all the bogus card holders to surrender them or face criminal prosecution. The warning has been issued following the Supreme Court’s directive on August 31 asking the government to reform the TPDS and...
More »BPL families in Maharashtra to get 9 kg extra grains by Vinaya Deshpande
The ripple effects of the storm caused over the rotting food grains will now benefit 70 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) card-holders in Maharashtra. The State government has announced that the BPL quota has been increased from 35 kg to 44 kg per card a month for the period between September 2010 and February 2011. “The Central government has sanctioned the decision and has made a provision of Rs. 125 crore for...
More »Russian drought, Pakistan floods will impact prices: WFP official by Gargi Parsai
“If countries impose export ban, import duty, there will be an inflationary trend” The outlook for global wheat production is still positive Restrictions can cause inflationary trend on food prices in 2011 and 2012 The drought in Russia and the floods in Pakistan that have affected wheat production will impact food prices as in 2007-08, says a senior official of the World Food Programme. WFP Deputy Executive Director Ramiro Lopes da Silva says: “The...
More »Panchmahals launches SMS service for smooth kerosene supply from PDS shops by Anupam Chakravartty
In a bid to curb illegal sale of kerosene meant for the poor, the Panchmahals district administration has decided to inform the owners of public distribution system shops and two persons chosen from each village through SMSes about the arrival of monthly stock and the quantity. Panchmahals collector Milind Torwane said the initiative has been launched on the lines of a similar service started in Chhattisgarh. “We distribute kerosene in two...
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