AreaIndia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date25/03/2020

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionIncreased the monthly quota of subsidized food grains to beneficiaries of the PDS scheme from 5 to 7 kg for a period of three months from April, in order to ensure a sufficient supply of food grains during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.