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Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Sitting ministers
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Shri Pralhad Joshi
Lok Sabha · Dharwad · BJP
Cabinet Minister · Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Shri B.L. Verma
Rajya Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · BJP
Minister of State · Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
Lok Sabha · Bhavnagar · BJP
Minister of State · Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Union Budget 2026-27
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Total BE
₹2,39,521.37 cr
Revenue
₹2,39,405.33 cr
Capital
₹116.04 cr
- Demand 14 · Department of Consumer Affairs₹4,474.17 cr
- Demand 15 · Department of Food and Public Distribution₹2,35,047.2 cr
Source: Expenditure Budget, Ministry of Finance · as of 27 Aug 2026
Listed questions
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
PDS Access and Biometric Verification IssuesCharanjit Singh Channi · Lok Sabha
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
Ration for BPL FamiliesRamprit Mandal · Lok Sabha
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
Modernisation and Digitisation of Storage Infrastructure in Tamil NaduMani A · Lok Sabha
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
Ration for BPL FamiliesDinesh Chandra Yadav · Lok Sabha
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
PDS Access and Biometric Verification IssuesK Sudhakaran · Lok Sabha
6 Aug 2025 · unstarred
Free Foodgrain Distribution under PMGKAY