Food Ministry

Timelines

28 Jun 2019

Explained: What is Centre's 'One Nation One Ration Card' plan

The Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is taking concrete steps to minimize corruption and ensure welfare schemes reach the last person in the queue.

03 Nov 2017

World Food India: Modi lauds India's role in food processing

PM Modi inaugurated the three-day World Food India, 2017.

02 Nov 2017

No plan of declaring khichdi India's national dish: Minister clarifies

A day after reports about 'khichdi' being declared India's national dish went viral, Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal dismissed the rumors.

25 Jul 2017

PDS foodgrains subsidy to have LPG-like transfer model

Soon, public distribution system (PDS) of subsidized foodgrains will get a new transfer scheme model as that of LPG.