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Food subsidy may exceed FY27 BE by Rs 25,000 crore

Under PMGKAY, 810 million people are currently being provided 5 kg each of specified grains per month free of cost.…

Updated: February 3, 2026 05:15 IST

Govt Targets Open Market Sales and Ethanol Pivot to Bridge Rs 25,000 Crore Budget Gap

Govt mulls ways to tackle food subsidy spike

The Indian government is exploring strategic measures to manage a projected Rs 25,000 crore shortfall in the FY26 food subsidy…

Updated: January 11, 2026 19:07 IST

India's Food Subsidy Bill to Exceed Budget by ₹22,000 Crore Amidst Massive Grain Surplus

Food subsidy need to exceed BE by Rs 22,000 crore

India’s food subsidy expenditure for FY26 is projected to cross the Budget Estimate of ₹2.03 lakh crore due to the…

December 7, 2025 17:52 IST

Finance Ministry OKs ₹7,000 Cr Additional FCI Allocation

Food subsidy for FY26 hiked by Rs 7,000-crore

The Finance Ministry has allocated an additional ₹7,000 crore to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for grain management expenses,…

Updated: November 8, 2025 08:10 IST

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FY26 food subsidy may exceed budget estimate by Rs 22,000 crore

Over 4.19 MT of rice from the FCI stocks have been offloaded in 2025-26 so far at subsidised rates through…

September 18, 2025 20:09 IST

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Weed out ineligible PMGKAY beneficiaries by Sept 30, states told

The Centre has asked states to weed out ineligible PMGKAY beneficiaries by Sept 30 to improve targeting under the free…

September 9, 2025 20:21 IST

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FCI resorts to short-term loan of Rs 23,060 crore

Despite receiving 40% of its FY26 food subsidy allocation, the Food Corporation of India has borrowed Rs 23,060 crore in…

August 14, 2025 00:05 IST

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Govt aims to complete eKYCs of 800 million beneficiaries

Govt targets eKYC of 800 million NFSA beneficiaries to curb foodgrain pilferage and remove ineligible ration card holders. With 82%…

June 30, 2025 00:20 IST

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FCI may not need to take loans in Q2

FCI may avoid new loans in Q2 FY26 as the finance ministry releases Rs 38,400 crore upfront. With lean procurement…

June 26, 2025 21:28 IST

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FCI resorts to short-term loans of Rs 19,190-crore

FCI takes Rs 19,190 crore short-term loan despite early release of Rs 27,590 crore food subsidy, due to rising economic…

June 6, 2025 20:53 IST

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Strong rabi, soft services: India’s GDP growth projected at 6.9% in Q4FY25, full-year growth likely to decelerate, says ICRA

India’s GDP is expected to rise to 6.9 per cent on-year in Q4FY25 from 6.2 per cent in Q3FY25, ICRA…

May 19, 2025 17:32 IST

Open market sales help reduce food subsidy by Rs 20,000-cr

Prompt payment of subsidy expenses by the finance ministry also helped the FCI save around Rs 372 crore of interest…

May 1, 2024 03:30 IST

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India plans to push WTO to ease subsidy rules on grain purchase

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will make a case for quickly resolving the subsidy issue unconditionally and before all others,…

January 19, 2024 10:32 IST

Food subsidy to exceed Budget Estimate by Rs 18,000-cr for current financial year

The enhanced food subsidy will be reflected in the revised estimate that will be presented in the Budget on February…

November 15, 2023 00:15 IST

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Food as a right

Stagnant income levels are to be blamed for open-ended food subsidy; review of beneficiary pool can’t wait.

November 6, 2023 03:00 IST

For higher growth, end revdi culture Premium Story

Rationalising food subsidies through Budget FY24 can free up resources that can be utilised in providing skilling to youth in…

Updated: January 23, 2023 08:00 IST

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‘Revised food subsidy scheme to lower fiscal, inflation risks’

According to the government, the outlay of food grains under PMGKAY was about 112 million tonne cumulatively over 28 months,…

December 29, 2022 01:30 IST

Major subsidies to fall in FY24

The three major explicit subsidies account for nearly 90% of the Centre’s annual expenditure on subsidies and subsidy-related expenditures.

December 13, 2022 04:50 IST

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