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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
Listed Budget Estimate, net of receipts and recoveries, in ₹ crore. Not a spend score, and not money in a minister's pocket.
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
29 Jul 2025 · unstarred
Concerns related to hunger and food securitySanjay Raut · Rajya Sabha
29 Jul 2025 · unstarred
Supply of single boiled rice to PuducherryS. Selvaganabathy · Rajya Sabha
29 Jul 2025 · starred
Staggering volume of food wastageRajeev Shukla · Rajya Sabha
29 Jul 2025 · starred
Broadening the PDS basketMaya Naroliya · Rajya Sabha
29 Jul 2025 · unstarred
Redressal of consumer complaintsManan Kumar Mishra · Rajya Sabha
29 Jul 2025 · unstarred
Rising prices of essential commodities