The government has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement of the food security program, additional allocation from PMGKAY, and other welfare schemes.
The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement said.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs has also decided to form a sub-group to examine the feasibility of uniform charging ports for wearables. The sub-group will include representatives from industry bodies and educational institutions.
These guidelines pertain to the production of ethanol by sugar mills and distilleries from B-Hy, C-Hy molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar and sugar syrup, foodgrains such as maize, broken rice, surplus rice, sourced from Food Corporation of India, etc, and the mechanism to identify the quantity of ethanol produced from these routes, according to the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution.
A statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution on Sunday said as another measure to balance the price stability of sugar in the country and the financial positions of sugar mills in the country, based on initial estimates of sugarcane production, the government has allowed export of sugar up to 6 mt during the sugar season 2022-23.
The removal of wholesalers and big chain retailers from the stock limit order would allow them to keep various varieties and brands of edible oils, which they are unable to keep at present due to the limits imposed.
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): National Lok Adalat will be held on November 12, 2022 across the country to dispose of pending cases through settlement, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): The price of important commodities, especially edible oils, reported a drop in September this year compared to prior years due to the series of proactive and preventative actions implemented by the government to increase domestic availability and stabilise prices of essential food commodities, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): The government said Sunday that there is sufficient food grain stock available in the country and the prices of wheat, atta and rice are under control.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has appointed Abhishek Mishra, CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) as the Member of the Consultative Committee, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.