It is reported in the media that Pranab Mukherjee, while addressing the conference of state ministers on ‘Targeted Public Distribution and Storage’ is stated to have said ” When I think of the enormity of the subsidies to be provided, I lose my sleep, there is no doubt.”

Really! It is an important issue to give subsidies for providing food to the poor people. It is the duty of the government also. But the government is lacking in providing the same as it should be. The government should provide much more than what it is doing now. But instead, the FM is telling that he is losing his sleep when he thinks about subsiding the poor.

But what about the subsidies that are given to the rich. As  reported in this blog earlier, the government is subsidising   with more funds the few corporates and rich (Rs. 4.6 lakh crore), much  more than the last majority of the poor (Rs.1.4 lakh crore.)

And Pranab Mukherjee has no sleep lost for subsiding the rich! Only he is losing sleep for providing subsidies to the poor. Really wonderful!