AreaIndia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date23/04/2021

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionAnnounced 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.