Rs 3331.39 Cr given to Odisha towards Food Subsidy by Union Govt.:

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The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on March 05, 2015.

Bhubaneswar; April 27: Informing to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Food Ram Vilas Paswan said, ‘Union Government has given Rs 3331.39 cr to Odisha as food subsidy during the fiscal year 2015-16.

Releasing data regarding this, he said,’ Madhya Pradesh got Rs.5,737.29 crore, Odisha got Rs.3,331.39 crore, Punjab Rs.300 crore, Rajasthan Rs.155.11 crore, Tamil Nadu Rs.936.89 crore, Telangana Rs.1,390.08 crore, Uttarakhand Rs.408.67 and West Bengal Rs.2,465.87 crore as subsidy towards Food’.

‘Besides, 1.12 Lakh Cr was given to Food Corporation of India while Andhra Pradesh received Rs.1,364.25 crore, Bihar Rs.2,540.92 crore, Chhattisgarh Rs.3,328.93 crore, Gujarat Rs.55.57 crore and Kerala Rs.834.42 crore,” the Minister added.

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