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  1. SUMMARY & ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTS. Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, Dharam Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021. ₹ 2,05,765 cr. GoI allocations for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) for FY 2023-24. ₹ 1,97,350 cr. GoI allocations for Food Subsidy in FY 2023-24.

  2. Dec 31, 2022 · Central Government will bear the food subsidy of more than Rs. 2 Lakh crore for the year 2023. The new scheme is aimed at bringing uniformity and clarity on food security under NFSA at beneficiary level. To implement the decision in the field, The Secretary, DFPD has taken a meeting with all State Food Secretaries on 29.12.2022.

  3. Dec 23, 2022 · The Central government will provide free foodgrains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year from January 1, 2023, the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided.

  4. Jan 3, 2023 · The government’s food subsidy bill too has increased apace. It peaked at Rs 5,41,330.14 crore in 2020-21 before falling to Rs 2,86,469.11 crore in 2021-22.

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  5. Nov 6, 2023 · UPDATED: Nov 6, 2023 19:18 IST. Barely two months before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government’s flagship integrated food security scheme—Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)—was set to culminate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 4 announced that it will continue for another five years.

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  6. Nov 6, 2023 · With this additional outgo, the total food security bill rose to about Rs 2.87 lakh crore in 2022-23. In this year’s budget, the government has allocated just under Rs 2 lakh crore on all food subsidies, a significant decline from previous years.

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  8. Feb 1, 2023 · Budget 2023: Taking the knife to food, fertiliser subsidies. ET TEAM Last Updated: Feb 02, 2023, 12:58:00 AM IST. Font Size. Synopsis. The subsidy bill had risen in FY23 from a budgeted Rs 3.17 lakh crore due to a rise in global commodity prices and the extension of the free food programme.