How to distribute
The government is likely to increase subsidies on food in a February 28 budget.
Removing subsidies has always been a tough call for the men at the helm as they protect millions of poor voters who determine who governs.
Such policies have led to big stockpiles of rice and wheat, but the government has often wrestled with the question of how to distribute - free handouts defer long-term solutions and erratic monsoons and global supplies raise risk in cutting stocks.
Text: Reuters
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