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Why are Drought-Affected States not Lifting Sufficient Food Grain: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from 13 drought-affected states as to why they were not lifting enough food grain to made available at subsidised rates to the priority and vulnerable sections of the people in affected areas.
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National Food Security Law Implemented Across India: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Implementation of National Food Security law, entailing an annual subsidy of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore, has covered the entire nation from this month with two large states Kerala and Tamil Nadu coming on board, the government said today.
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Tripura to Implement Food Safety Act With More Sops
The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to introduce the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from September 1 with more sops, a minister said here on Friday.
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Food Subsidy DBT Can Save Government Rs 25,000 Cr: Crisil
Implementing direct benefit transfer (DBT) for food subsidy will help government save Rs 25,000 crore by eliminating costs associated with procurement, distribution and storage of food grains, rating agency Crisil said on Tuesday.
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Budgeted subsidy will cover food spending: Finance Minister
Budgeted food subsidy of Rs 90,000 crore is adequate to take care of the cost of the rollout of a plan to provide cheap food grains to the poor this fiscal year, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Rice support price for farmers hiked by 4.8%: Food Minister
India, one of the world's major producers and consumers of grains, has built up massive stocks of rice and wheat because of bumper harvests encouraged by these guaranteed prices.
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India needs additional Rs 20,000 crore for food subsidies
The country needs an additional Rs 20,000 crore for its proposed food security Bill, aimed at ensuring subsidised grain for the poor, Food Minister K V Thomas said on Thursday, even as the government is seeking deep spending cuts.
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Akhilesh Yadav asks Prime Minister for subsidies for Maha Kumbh
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, asking him for subsidised food grain, kerosene and LPG for the Allahabad Maha Kumbh, which will be held from January to March next year.
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Why are Drought-Affected States not Lifting Sufficient Food Grain: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from 13 drought-affected states as to why they were not lifting enough food grain to made available at subsidised rates to the priority and vulnerable sections of the people in affected areas.
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National Food Security Law Implemented Across India: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Implementation of National Food Security law, entailing an annual subsidy of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore, has covered the entire nation from this month with two large states Kerala and Tamil Nadu coming on board, the government said today.
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Tripura to Implement Food Safety Act With More Sops
The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to introduce the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from September 1 with more sops, a minister said here on Friday.
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Food Subsidy DBT Can Save Government Rs 25,000 Cr: Crisil
Implementing direct benefit transfer (DBT) for food subsidy will help government save Rs 25,000 crore by eliminating costs associated with procurement, distribution and storage of food grains, rating agency Crisil said on Tuesday.
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Budgeted subsidy will cover food spending: Finance Minister
Budgeted food subsidy of Rs 90,000 crore is adequate to take care of the cost of the rollout of a plan to provide cheap food grains to the poor this fiscal year, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Rice support price for farmers hiked by 4.8%: Food Minister
India, one of the world's major producers and consumers of grains, has built up massive stocks of rice and wheat because of bumper harvests encouraged by these guaranteed prices.
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India needs additional Rs 20,000 crore for food subsidies
The country needs an additional Rs 20,000 crore for its proposed food security Bill, aimed at ensuring subsidised grain for the poor, Food Minister K V Thomas said on Thursday, even as the government is seeking deep spending cuts.
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Akhilesh Yadav asks Prime Minister for subsidies for Maha Kumbh
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, asking him for subsidised food grain, kerosene and LPG for the Allahabad Maha Kumbh, which will be held from January to March next year.
