HC dismisses plea for vigilance probe against Kerala Minister

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 21:09

Kerala High Court dismissed petition seeking vigilance inquiry against Civil Supplies and Food Minister Anoop Jacob and 8 others in corruption in paddy procurement by civil supplies corporation.

South-West Monsoon to be satisfactory: Food Minister

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 12:31

The government on Friday said that the South-West Monsoon is expected to be satisfactory this year.

Govt to maintain existing foodgrains allocation in Food Bill

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 15:09

The Bill is likely to be presented in the Budget session of Parliament.

Food Bill needs more debate to plug loopholes: CACP chief

Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 21:11

A discussion paper co-authored by CACP chief Ashok Gulati has exposed lacunae in the Food Bill and suggested further debate on long-term feasibility of the Congress' big-ticket social welfare programme.

Raise cap on subsidized LPG cylinder: Rawat

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 10:11

Minster of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs, Harish Rawat, on Tuesday became the second minister from the Congress-led UPA government to demand a raise in the cap on subsidized LPG cylinder.

Sugar output may slip to 23 mn tonnes in 2012-13: Thomas

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 17:33

Sugar output could fall by three million tonnes to 23 million tonnes (MT) in the 2012-13 marketing year starting October on account of poor rains, but supply would be enough to meet demand, Food Minister K V Thomas said.

Coverage under Food Bill to go up to 70% of population

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 21:51

The government has decided to expand the scope of Food Bill to cover about 70 percent of the country's population under the ambitious programme to provide them legal right to highly subsidised foodgrains.

Govt may review agri-commodities export policy in Aug

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 20:05

The government may review its export policy on farm commodities such as wheat, rice and sugar in August, when the monsoon situation gets clearer, Food Minister K V Thomas said Wednesday.

Storage woes: Thomas writes to PM on capping FCI procurement

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 00:53

Amid storage crisis, Food Minister K V Thomas has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting a cap on procurement of rice and wheat from farmers for the central pool as per the needs of PDS and other welfare schemes.

Retail prices of essential food items rose in April: Thomas

Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012, 21:04

The retail prices of essential food items like edible oils, pulses, vegetables and milk rose last month in metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Parliament was informed Monday.

Govt will consider allowing more sugar exports: Thomas

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 16:06

With upward revision in sugar production estimates, Food Minister K V Thomas on Wednesday said the government will consider allowing more exports of the sweetener in the current marketing year ending September.

No decision on direct procurement of foodgrains by FCI: Thomas

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 20:02

The Centre Tuesday said no decision has been taken by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure foodgrains directly from farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.