Centre planning to introduce measures to bring down fertiliser subsidy

Centre's focus is to bring down the cost of gas which is a key component for production of urea. Information from official sources indicated that bids, some of which stood at more than $30

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Subsidies provided to Indian producers of rice and wheat are vastly above the levels allowed under WTO rules, the USTR said on Wednesday

BS Web Team New Delhi
The government is planning to take steps towards bringing the cost of fertiliser subsidy down. According to a report by The Economic Times (ET), it is looking for measures to bring about greater efficiency in the system.
 
The Centre's focus is to bring down the cost of gas, which is a key component for urea production. Official sources indicated that bids, some of which stood at more than $30 a unit earlier,

First Published: Feb 13 2023 | 10:52 AM IST

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