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Annual budget. ₹205,765 crore (US$25 billion) (2023–24 est.) Ministers responsible. Pralhad Joshi, (Cabinet Minister) Nimuben Bambhaniya, (Minister of State) Website. https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is a government ministry of India. The ministry is headed by a Cabinet rank ...
The Indian minister of agriculture Sharad Pawar meets representatives of the All India Fair Price Shop Dealer's Federation in 2004.. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates.
Bihar is the fourth largest producer of vegetables, which is dominated by potato, onion, eggplant, and cauliflower. In fruit cultivation, it is the largest producer of lychee and the third largest producer of pineapple, as well as a major producer of mango, banana, and guava. Sugar cane and jute are two other major cash crops of Bihar.
Ration card (India) Ration cards are an official document issued by state governments in India to households that are eligible to purchase subsidised food grain from the Public Distribution System under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). They also serve as a common form of identification for many Indians.
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, formed by the enactment of Food Corporation Act, 1964 [2] by the Parliament of India. Its top official is designated as Chairman and Managing Director, who is a central ...
Fodder Scam. The Fodder Scam involved hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged fraudulent reimbursements from the treasury of Bihar state for fodder, medicines and husbandry supplies for non-existent livestock. Lalu Prasad Yadav, on the left, is the highest-profile person convicted in the fodder scam. The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal ...
Bihar (/ bɪˈhɑːr /; Hindi: [bɪˈɦaːr] ⓘ) is a state in Eastern India. It is the third largest state by population, the 12th largest by area, and the 15th largest by GDP in 2021. [10][11][12] Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south.
Chief Secretary. Brijesh Mehrotra, IAS. Principal Secretary (GAD) B Rajendra, IAS. Bihar Administrative Service, often abbreviated to as BAS, is the administrative civil service of the Government of Bihar comprising Group A and Group B posts. It is also the feeder service for Indian Administrative Service in the state. [1]