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Rs one lakh crore of subsidies wasted on the Indian rich: Economic Survey

According to the Economic Survey, India’s subsidy bill currently on major commodities(six major commodities – gold, LPG, Kerosene, Electricity, railway fares, aviation and turbine fuel) is projected to reach Rs 2.5 lakh crore in the current year(2016). Hence, about 40% of the subsidies on major commodities are going as leakages to the rich who presumably don’t need the assistance.

How to control the pilferage in PDS system?
end to end computerization;  put the list of beneficiaries online for anyone to verify; 
and  setting  up vigilance committees to check pilferage from PDS.

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