Union Budget 2019 expectations: Food subsidy to be hiked by 20% to Rs 2.21 lakh crore
A 20 per cent rise will add over Rs 36,000 crore to the subsidy bill, currently pegged at Rs 1.84 lakh crore, and take the total to Rs 2.21 lakh crore. In the 2018-19, the subsidy was Rs 1.71 lakh crore.
The FCI and the decentralised food procurement is set to be increased in the budget Photo: Reuters