Denemek ALTIN - Özgür
FY26 food subsidy bill may surpass BE by 15%
Financial Express Kochi
|October 24, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT'S FOOD subsidy budget in FY26 is set to rise by 10-15% over the budget estimates (BE) of %2.03 lakh crore with rising grain stocks inflating economic costs of grains distributed free of cost to 810 million people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
The new procurement season (2025-26) for paddy purchase began earlier this month.
Sources told FE the Food Corporation of India (FCI), through which over 70% subsidies are routed, has revised upward the projected expenditure from %1.4 lakh crore (budget estimate) to €1.7 lakh crore for 2025-26.
For FY26, the corporation has so far received 75,921 crore, or 53% of its annual food subsidy allocation as perthe BE from the finance ministry.
In addition, the ministry has provided ¢ 50,000 crore as wage and means advance which has to be repaid by the corporation by March 31, 2026.
Bu hikaye Financial Express Kochi dergisinin October 24, 2025 baskısından alınmıştır.
Binlerce özenle seçilmiş premium hikayeye ve 9.000'den fazla dergi ve gazeteye erişmek için Magzter GOLD'a abone olun.
Zaten abone misiniz? Oturum aç
Financial Express Kochi'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE
Financial Express Kochi
Handset makers see red over DoT call on Sanchar Saathi
Pre-installation of the cyber safety app now mandatory
1 min
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Robust demand: Car sales surge 19% in November
FESTIVAL TAILWIND FADES, SEQUENTIAL VOLUMES MODERATE
2 mins
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Handset makers...
“SANCHAR SAATHI IS a lost phone tracker, but if it gets embedded with no possibility of removal, it becomes a government tracker on your device...The way things work with DoT, there was no public consultation, the order wasn’t disclosed. Just forced.This is dictatorial in nature. If they get away with this, more will follow,” Pahwa wrote on X.
1 mins
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
UPI transactions see marginal fall in Nov
THE UNIFIED PAYMENTS Interface (UPI) system recorded transaction volume of 20.47 billion in November, a marginal decline from 20.70 billion in October, according to data from the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).
1 min
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Omega rolls out world’s first electric cargo vehicle
E-MOBILITY COMPANY OMEGA Seiki Mobility (OSM) has launched the world's first autonomous electric cargo three-wheeler, Swayamgati Cargo. The company has set an introductory price of Rs 4.15 lakh to make autonomous vehicles accessible, affordable, and scalable. Bookings for the Swayamgati Cargo will open on Monday, with deliveries expected to begin this quarter.
1 min
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Kohli, Agarkar & Gambhir caught in cricket fog
THESE AREN'T THE best of times for Indian cricket. The proud home record is shattered, trust has broken down, and intrigue is on the rise.
2 mins
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Fertiliser imports climb 69% in first seven months of FY26
IN ANTICIPATION OF robust demand on surplus monsoon and encouraging trend in winter crops sowing, the imports of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and NPK variants of soil nutrients have surged in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.
2 mins
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Maruti Suzuki takes on rivals over CAFE norms
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA on Monday cautioned that small cars may have to be phased out if the government’s proposed norms on reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions become “unscientific and unjust,” amid escalating tensions within the automobile industry over the upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) regulations.
1 min
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Telcos: Mandatory move for messaging apps a milestone
INDUSTRY BODY COAI on Monday said Telecom Department’s move mandating that messaging apps like WhatsApp will work only with an active SIM would bolster national security and pledged telecom operators’ commitment to supporting seamless implementation of the latest directive.
1 min
December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
GST mop-up slows
THEY SAID THE surge demonstrates strong consumption uplift, stimulated by reduced rates and improved compliance behaviour.
2 mins
December 02, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size

