PDS edible oil sale from July
Aarti Dhar Edible oils will be sold at subsidised rates through ration shops from the next month. The announcement, made by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar during the budget session, envisages distribution of 10 lakh tonnes of imported edible oils in 2008-09 at a subsidised price of Rs.15 a kg. The subsidy will be to the tune of Rs. 1,500 crore. Every cardholder can buy one kg a month, according to an official release issued here on Friday by the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Ministry.