Area
India
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
All
Date
23/04/2021
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Government market intervention
Description
Announced the provision of 5 kg of rice, wheat and coarse grains per person per month for the next two months. This will benefit around 800 million people who are beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act. The measure aims to mitigate the hardship faced by the poor due to the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
