<h1>Kelkar Committee Advises Reducing Subsidies on Petroleum, Urea; Proposes Diesel Deregulation and Food Grain System Improvements.</h1> The Kelkar Committee has recommended measures to reduce India's subsidy bill, focusing on petroleum product pricing and eventual diesel deregulation. It suggests maintaining affordable subsidies on LPG and kerosene, increasing the Maximum Retail Price of urea, and enhancing the food grain delivery system. Additionally, it proposes linking Central Issue Price increases to Minimum Support Price increases. These recommendations are currently under review by the Department of Food Public Distribution, as conveyed by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution in a Rajya Sabha session.