https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14057 The Food Subsidy rose to Rs. 107,823.75 crore for 2014-15 (upto January 9, 2015), a 20.15% increase over 2013-14, straining public finances. While subsidised foodgrains and price stability remain policy objectives, rising economic costs of wheat and rice with unchanged issue prices since July 1, 2002 have generated large subsidies under TPDS/NFSA. The document advocates subsidy rationalisation and improved beneficiary targeting to release resources for agricultural investment including research, irrigation, testing, warehousing and cold storage. en-us Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:21:03 +0530 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:56:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14057 The Food Subsidy rose to Rs. 107,823.75 crore for 2014-15 (upto January 9, 2015), a 20.15% increase over 2013-14, straining public finances. While subsidised foodgrains and price stability remain policy objectives, rising economic costs of wheat and rice with unchanged issue prices since July 1, 2002 have generated large subsidies under TPDS/NFSA. The document advocates subsidy rationalisation and improved beneficiary targeting to release resources for agricultural investment including research, irrigation, testing, warehousing and cold storage. News - Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:21:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14057