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Jairam Ramesh says the Modi government is "falsely trumpeting" free 5 kg of grains under food security law as "a historic decision"

From January 1, the government will provide foodgrains free of cost to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.

Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces

It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reach the last man.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

In a bid to support the poor recovering from the COVID-19 shock, the Centre decided to further extend the free supply of 5 kg foodgrains per month for 4 months till March 2022, a decision that will cost an additional Rs 53,344 crore.

The Centre Monday opposed the Delhi government's Doorstep Delivery of Ration Scheme while submitting before the Delhi High Court that the State cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) while implementing it.

The Centre has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for five months and has allotted 198.78 metric tonnes of food grains under it.

The Centre has issued an advisory to all states and UTs to identify and issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of society to ensure their coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

The directive has been issued keeping in mind the Coronavirus pandemic and the need to provide food security to the poorest section of the society.

Arvind Kejriwal's ration-at-doorstep plan has hit a roadblock just days before its launch, with the centre saying subsidized foodgrain allotted to Delhi under the national Food Security Act cannot be used for this scheme. "The department will have no objection if a separate scheme is made by the (Delhi) government without mixing the elements of the...

Bihar has the highest number of people not getting benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for want of ration cards, and the Centre has asked for their details to expeditiously provide them food, a much-needed relief during the lockdown, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to the chief ministers of the states where her party is in power, asking them to ensure that all pregnant women and lactating mothers receive a payment of at least Rs 6,000, as envisioned under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

The government today decided not to hike prices of foodgrains sold under the Food Law via ration shops for one more year. Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which was passed in 2013 during the previous UPA regime, there is a provision for revision of the issue prices of foodgrains every three years.

The Centre on Thursday said that the entire country has now come under the National Food Security Act sway as Kerala and Tamil Nadu too have come on board.

Jairam Ramesh says the Modi government is "falsely trumpeting" free 5 kg of grains under food security law as "a historic decision"

From January 1, the government will provide foodgrains free of cost to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.

Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces

It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reach the last man.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

In a bid to support the poor recovering from the COVID-19 shock, the Centre decided to further extend the free supply of 5 kg foodgrains per month for 4 months till March 2022, a decision that will cost an additional Rs 53,344 crore.

The Centre Monday opposed the Delhi government's Doorstep Delivery of Ration Scheme while submitting before the Delhi High Court that the State cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) while implementing it.

The Centre has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for five months and has allotted 198.78 metric tonnes of food grains under it.

The Centre has issued an advisory to all states and UTs to identify and issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of society to ensure their coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

The directive has been issued keeping in mind the Coronavirus pandemic and the need to provide food security to the poorest section of the society.

Arvind Kejriwal's ration-at-doorstep plan has hit a roadblock just days before its launch, with the centre saying subsidized foodgrain allotted to Delhi under the national Food Security Act cannot be used for this scheme. "The department will have no objection if a separate scheme is made by the (Delhi) government without mixing the elements of the...

Bihar has the highest number of people not getting benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for want of ration cards, and the Centre has asked for their details to expeditiously provide them food, a much-needed relief during the lockdown, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to the chief ministers of the states where her party is in power, asking them to ensure that all pregnant women and lactating mothers receive a payment of at least Rs 6,000, as envisioned under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

The government today decided not to hike prices of foodgrains sold under the Food Law via ration shops for one more year. Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which was passed in 2013 during the previous UPA regime, there is a provision for revision of the issue prices of foodgrains every three years.

The Centre on Thursday said that the entire country has now come under the National Food Security Act sway as Kerala and Tamil Nadu too have come on board.