# Inside India's historic effort to distribute food and fight hunger during Covid-19

> India's cabinet approved an expansion of its Public Distribution System, adding 2 kg of subsidized grains per person per month during the national lockdown. The government will also let states draw food grains from central stocks in advance.

- Date: 2020-03-26 · published 2020-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54084-inside-india-s-historic-effort-to-distribute-food-and-fight-hunger-during-covid
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large state stockpiling and extra subsidized distribution absorb domestic wheat and rice supplies, reducing what is available for export and supporting Indian grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-27 | [Centre is monitoring India's rice stock: Concerns rise over an export ban \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41361-centre-is-monitoring-india-s-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-times.md) | -1.6% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India will not lift export ban on foodgrains anytime soon to ensure food security at home - Daijiworld.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39081-india-will-not-lift-export-ban-on-foodgrains-anytime-soon-to-ensure-food.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-07 | [Govt rushes to keep food prices in check during elections - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30687-govt-rushes-to-keep-food-prices-in-check-during-elections-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.2% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-27 | [Food export bans, from India to Argentina, risk fueling inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14025-food-export-bans-from-india-to-argentina-risk-fueling-inflation.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [India supplies only 3.7% of export restricted food commodities to countries committed two years ago \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30204-india-supplies-only-3-7-of-export-restricted-food-commodities-to-countries.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |
| RICE | 2024-02-08 | [India’s export restrictions on rice continue to disrupt global markets, supplies, and prices \| Asia and the Pacific Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31608-india-s-export-restrictions-on-rice-continue-to-disrupt-global-markets-supplies.md) | +0.7% | -5.7% |
| RICE | 2022-09-12 | [India restricts rice export - What led to the decision and how it impacts India and the world's food security \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39562-india-restricts-rice-export-what-led-to-the-decision-and-how-it-impacts-india.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2024-07-29 | [After a year, India’s rice export restrictions continue to fuel high prices \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29222-after-a-year-india-s-rice-export-restrictions-continue-to-fuel-high-prices-ifpri.md) | -1.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- investindia.gov.in: https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/inside-indias-historic-effort-distribute-food-and-fight-hunger-during-covid-19

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