The primary policy objective of the Department is to ensure food security for the country through timely and efficient procurement and distribution of Food grains. This involves procurement of various Food grains, building up and maintenance of food stocks, their storage, movement and delivery to the distributing agencies and monitoring of production, stock and price levels of Food grains.
Related Links
Related Links
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Website of Public Distribution System, Department of Food and Public Distribution
Get information about the Public Distribution System (ePDS) by Department of Food and Public Distribution and its various functions. Details related to the profile of the organisation, administration, grievances redressal and FAQs etc. are provided. Links to related websites are also given.
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Website of Annavitran
Get information about Annavitran - ePDS, Distribution of Food Grains through Automated/Unautomated by Department of Food and Public Distribution and its various functions. Details related to the un-automated states, login, reports, graphs, downloads and faqs etc. are provided.
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Information on Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was a step in the direction of making targeted Public Distribution System aimed at reducing hunger among the poorest segments of the BPL population.
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Information on Common Registration Facility, NFSA
The common registration facility is an initiative to collect data of persons desirous of registering for inclusion under the NFSA while residing anywhere in the country.
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Annual reports of Department of Food and Public Distribution
Details on annual reports of Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution are given. Users can access and download reports of the department from 2004 onwards.
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Plan Scheme under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Get the information on plan scheme under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. User can get the details on construction of godowns by FCI/state Government, End-to-end Computerization of TPDS operations, Assistance to Warehousing Development & Regulatory Authority, Strengthening of PDS & capacity building, quality control, consultancies & research, Village Grain Banks Scheme etc.
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Oil Division under the Department of Food & Public Distribution
Get information on the Oil Division under Department of Food & Public Distribution. User can get the entire details on Edible oil scenario like Importance of Edible Oils in the Country’s Economy, Types of Oils commonly in use in India, Consumption Pattern of Edible Oils in India, Major Features of Edible Oil Economy etc are given.
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Sugar Division under Ministry of Food and Pubilc Distribution
Get information on the Sugar Division under the Ministry of Food and Pubilc Distribution. User can get the details on new system for distribution of sugar in the PDS, Export of Sugar, Import of Sugar,Incentive Scheme for Marketing and promotion of Raw sugar production, Development council of sugar industry etc