AreaIndia

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/06/2016

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood subsidies

DescriptionApproved an additional monthly allocation of 42 000 tonnes of foodgrains for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and of 20 500 tonnes for Above Poverty Line (APL) families for distribution in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Nagaland until June 2016, or until the National Food Security Act is implemented in these states.