several market distortions and mounting fiscal costs. Wheat and rice supply strongly and significantly respond to the minimum … rice they turned out to be insignificant. Rice consumption turned out to be strongly influenced by distribution of … subsidised rice, which can be linked to high coverage and subsidy under the public distribution system (PDS). In the case of …

practice, can plug leakages, reach the vulnerable segments of population, not interfere with markets of food, and save more …

prices across the country. The level of government intervention in grain markets is straining government finances because of …

the annual distribution commitment (61.43 MMTs) of the government with the procurement pattern of rice and wheat, for each … increasing the relevance of rice and wheat in the system. Therefore, the immediate suggestion is not to hurry in the NFSA …

markets, inclusive banking infrastructure and diverse payment channels, sufficiency of the food subsidy amount and display of …