Sarthak-PDS Extended: Rs 25,530 Cr Outlay Approved
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Cabinet approves extension of Sarthak-PDS scheme with Rs 25,530 crore outlay for food grain movement and PDS modernization. Details inside.
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New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved extension of 'Sarthak-PDS' scheme, with an outlay of Rs 25,530 crore to provide assistance to state agencies for intra-state movement of food grains and modernisation of public distribution system.
The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 'Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS' (Sarthak-PDS) as an umbrella scheme, in the 16th Finance Commission cycle award period, with an outlay of Rs 25,530 crore as the Central share.
The scheme will be implemented during five years -- April 2026 to March 2031, informed I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while briefing media about the Cabinet decision.
The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 'Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS' (Sarthak-PDS) as an umbrella scheme, in the 16th Finance Commission cycle award period, with an outlay of Rs 25,530 crore as the Central share.
The scheme will be implemented during five years -- April 2026 to March 2031, informed I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while briefing media about the Cabinet decision.
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