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PM Modi cites 'team spirit' as reason for BJP's triumphs across states

Urges MPs to use 'Modi ki guarantee' slogan instead of 'Modiji ki guarantee'

PM Modi cites 'team spirit' as reason for BJP's triumphs across states
Updated On : 07 Dec 2023 | 11:09 PM IST
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TMS Ep577: Assembly election results, PMGKAY extension, Santa rally, COP28

What do the five assembly election results reveal? Has the govt budgeted enough for free foodgrain scheme? Will Indian equities see a Santa rally this December? What is COP28? All answers here

TMS Ep577: Assembly election results, PMGKAY extension, Santa rally, COP28
Updated On : 04 Dec 2023 | 8:00 AM IST

India faces queries from WTO on PMGKAY extension and rice export ban

Countries, including the United States, European Union, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, and New Zealand, are seeking clarity on the expiry dates of India's export restrictions and duties

India faces queries from WTO on PMGKAY extension and rice export ban
Updated On : 27 Nov 2023 | 1:28 PM IST
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TMSEp565: Extension of PMGKAY, Subrata Roy, primary market, PMPVTG Mission

What are the implications of extending PMGKAY? What led to the rise and fall of Sahara's Subrata Roy? How will the IPO market shape up in new Samvat? What is PMPVTG Development Mission? Answers here

TMSEp565: Extension of PMGKAY, Subrata Roy, primary market, PMPVTG Mission
Updated On : 16 Nov 2023 | 9:17 PM IST

Food security in India: Centre's PMGKAY and its extension explained

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 4 announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana scheme for another five years

Food security in India: Centre's PMGKAY and its extension explained
Updated On : 06 Nov 2023 | 4:34 PM IST

BJD demands to restart PMGKAY in interest of household food security

"Economic life hasn't returned to normal. Stopping PMGKAY now will affect the poor and their chance to get their lives back to normalcy after the pandemic"

BJD demands to restart PMGKAY in interest of household food security
Updated On : 04 Feb 2023 | 7:47 AM IST

Centre saves subsidy and wheat stocks by making PDS free, ending PMGKAY

If PMGKAY was continued beyond December 2022, at least Rs 40,000 crore would have got spent for three months (Jan to March)

Centre saves subsidy and wheat stocks by making PDS free, ending PMGKAY
Updated On : 26 Dec 2022 | 12:41 AM IST

PM Modi to take call on extending PMGKAY beyond Dec: MoS Shobha Karandlaje

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond December, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Thursday said stressing that the government has sufficient foodgrains stock. If Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) has to be extended, the decision will be taken by the Cabinet, headed by the prime minister. The Cabinet meeting is scheduled on Friday. In September, the government had extended PMGKAY for three months till December 31. "Covid-19 cases are coming. The scheme is till December. ...After that, the decision (on extending it) will be taken by the prime minister," Karandlaje, Minister of State for Agriculture, told reporters. In last 28 months, the government has spent Rs 1.80 lakh crore on distribution of free ration to the poor under PMGKAY, she said. The government has sufficient foodgrains stock to meet the requirement under the food security law and other welfare schemes, she added. The

PM Modi to take call on extending PMGKAY beyond Dec: MoS Shobha Karandlaje
Updated On : 22 Dec 2022 | 6:26 PM IST

Rice, wheat inflation continue to rise contrary to overall inflation

The retail inflation rate in wheat rose to 19.67 per cent in November from 17.64 per cent in October

Rice, wheat inflation continue to rise contrary to overall inflation
Updated On : 15 Dec 2022 | 10:51 PM IST

PMGKAY likely to end in December on fiscal, foodgrain constraints

"The food subsidy burden is already crossing Rs 3 trillion and we are hopeful that it will be brought down below that mark," said a senior government official

PMGKAY likely to end in December on fiscal, foodgrain constraints
Updated On : 22 Nov 2022 | 10:14 PM IST

FCI foodgrains stock down by 37% from last year; yet higher than buffer

Centre's foodgrains stock managed by the Food Corporation of India remains 66% higher than the buffer norm

FCI foodgrains stock down by 37% from last year; yet higher than buffer
Updated On : 14 Oct 2022 | 12:27 PM IST

"No freebies": Govt, Supreme Court and Election Commission in concert

While challengers can promise the moon, the govt knows that the economic situation is tight and might even worsen before 2024. It would like to restrict the Opposition's ability to promise freebies

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Updated On : 10 Oct 2022 | 10:41 AM IST

Adequate food stock to meet Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana requirements: Govt

Amid concerns raised by the Finance Ministry over continuation of PMGKAY till December 2022 owing to inadequate food grains and extra burden on the exchequer, Govt claimed that it has sufficient stock

Adequate food stock to meet Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana requirements: Govt
Updated On : 01 Oct 2022 | 8:07 AM IST

A costly decision

Extension of PMGKAY should have been avoided

A costly decision
Updated On : 29 Sep 2022 | 10:09 PM IST

FinMin opposed extension of PMGKAY a day ahead of Cabinet approval

Office memorandum flagged fiscal concerns due to impact of Ukraine war on fuel prices. With Covid-19 having largely subsided, reasons for which earlier extensions were given no more seem to hold

FinMin opposed extension of PMGKAY a day ahead of Cabinet approval
Updated On : 28 Sep 2022 | 8:18 PM IST

Paddy acreage still down 13%, triggers final output fall concerns

In several states, farmers have already moved on to other short-duration crops such as pulses and coarse cereals abandoning paddy

Paddy acreage still down 13%, triggers final output fall concerns
Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 11:27 PM IST

Nearly 2 mn tonnes of free foodgrains distributed so far under PMGKAY: Govt

Nearly 20 lakh tonnes of foodgrains have been distributed for free so far to eligible beneficiaries under the fifth phase of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).

Nearly 2 mn tonnes of free foodgrains distributed so far under PMGKAY: Govt
Updated On : 12 Jan 2022 | 7:39 PM IST

Avert hunger: Continue free rations and MNREGA jobs

At a time like this when the poor are barely beginning to get their household economy together, any weakening of their twin lifelines - free rations and MNREGA - would be grossly insensitive

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2021 | 8:22 AM IST

States lift 83% of foodgrains out of 60 mn tonne allocated under PMGKAY

The Centre has allocated nearly 60 million tonne of foodgrains for free distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide relief to ration card holders amid the pandemic

States lift 83% of foodgrains out of 60 mn tonne allocated under PMGKAY
Updated On : 22 Sep 2021 | 9:42 PM IST