To provide food items at affordable prices to the poor, the state Government has planned to provide pulses at subsidised rate under a Central government scheme. Under the plan, one kilogram pulse would be provided to each of the BPL families in the state, which number around 12.97 lakh according to the latest survey.

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BHUBANESWAR: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Manmohan Samal justified the Rs 2-a-kg rice scheme to the BPL families saying it is to provide relief to the economically weaker sections who are hard hit by the price rise.

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THE proposed changes in auto fuel policy, which promotes diesel technology, may come as a rude shock to public sector oil marketing companies, who are still coping with the unusual surge in the consumption of subsidised diesel. The proposed policy encourages diesel engine technology on the ground that it is more fuel-efficient and emits less green house gas (GHG) compared to petrol.