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From Grain Aid Under Nehru To Free Ration For 80 Crore Under Modi: India’s Food Security Shift

DainikNews Live Admin4 hours ago011 mins

Last Updated:June 06, 2026, 3:41 PM IST India once depended on foreign grain shipments to manage shortages. Decades later, under PM Modi, it runs one of the world’s largest food security programmes. India’s food security story has moved from foreign grain dependence in its early decades to large-scale welfare delivery under PM Modi. (AI-generated image)…

Govt Launches CBDC-Based ‘Digital Food Currency’ Pilot For Food Subsidy Under PMGKAY In Puducherry

DainikNews Live Admin3 months ago07 mins

Last Updated:March 11, 2026, 4:22 pm IST Food subsidy will be credited directly into beneficiaries’ CBDC wallets as programmable digital currency or e₹, instead of being transferred to conventional bank accounts. The government said digital coupons generated through the Reserve Bank of India will be credited to eligible beneficiaries in the form of programmable CBDC…