The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha is facing criticism for stalling the public distribution system (PDS) on technical grounds, leading to deprivation among marginalised communities.

In the extant CPI series PDS items are captured. The ministry of statistics & programme implementation (MoSPI) has floated a discussion paper to seek views on the treatment of “free public ...

Kakinada:Rice millers in Andhra Pradesh and exporters have stopped buying the rice supplied through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the aftermath of raids on rice mills and warehouses ...

The government's massive digitisation push has transformed India's Public Distribution System (PDS), setting new benchmarks for food security programs globally, the Union Food Ministry said on ...

the Centre has agreed to procure an additional 3.5 lakh tonne of rice for the Kharif season of 2024-25 for the Central pool of rice with respect to the Public Distribution System (PDS).