AreaIndia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityGrains

Date23/01/2023

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood security

DescriptionIntroduced a new integrated food security scheme, subsuming two current schemes of the Department of Food and Public Distribution, under which free food grains will be provided to more than 800 million beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) during 2023.