Free foodgrain schemes to add Rs 1.49 Lakh Cr to govt's subsidy burden

The government pays a subsidy of about Rs 1.70 lakh crore annually for cheap grains to 810 million ration card holders under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which offers poor people 5 kg foodgrains per person per month at highly subsidised rates.

from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/38gSM3w

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