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End ad hoc PSF funding: Panel
Financial Express Kochi
|July 30, 2025
A PARLIAMENTARY PANEL on Tuesday urged the Department of Consumer Affairs to reduce its reliance on ad hoc funding arrangements for the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) and to conduct a thorough assessment of price volatility in agricultural commodities.
"Dependence on sale proceeds from procured agricultural goods and transfers from other schemes can lead to delays and unpredictability in responding to market exigencies," the Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in its report submitted to Parliament
This story is from the July 30, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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