Food inflation in the last 14 months hovered around 7 percent on an average, with prices of key vegetables such as onions and tomatoes more than doubling. This has been an outcome of demand, supply mismatches even as the government remained pre-emptive in its actions with measures ranging from export bans to subsidising the cost of staples.
The Bharat brand scheme aims to stabilise prices for consumers and ensure fair compensation to farmers. However, its impact will be limited due to State laws
Last year in July, the Union Government launched a Scheme of selling chana dal at a subsidised rate under the Bharat brand call it Bharat
Centre to sell Bharat Atta at Rs 27.50/kg, rice at Rs 29/kg at railway stations nagpurtoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nagpurtoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Government pushes Bharat brand staples to curb food inflation, targeting consumers ineligible for free foodgrains. Quality control measures planned. Bharat products cheaper and sold directly to consumers, including through ecommerce and retail stores.
With the sale of ‘Bharat atta’, the Govt aims to address the essential needs of consumers while safeguarding the interests of farmers
The recent flagging off of 100 mobile vans for the sale of Atta under the ‘Bharat’ brand in New Delhi marked a bold new initiative of the Government to take