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Cabinet Extends Free Grain Distribution To 81.35 Crore Poor For 5 Years
With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kgs of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about Rs 11.80 lakh crore.
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Video Shows Pakistanis Fighting Over Free Flour As Country Reels Under Economic Crisis
A video has now surfaced showing hundreds of Pakistanis in Peshawar running behind and pouncing on a truck carrying wheat flour meant for poor people.
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Upset Over Poor Price, Maharashtra Farmer Distributes Produce For Free
Upset by the drop in pricing, a Maharashtra Farmer distributed his entire crop of coriander and fenugreek to the public for free.
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Citing Free Ration To 80 Crore Poor People, Minister Justifies Tax On Export
As the whole world today is in crisis, the government has to ensure food security for the people, says Piyush Goyal
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Free Ration Scheme Extended Till September, Says PM After Cabinet Meeting
The Centre has extended the free foodgrain programme 'PMGKAY' for six months till September this year to provide relief to poor, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.
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To Aid Poor, Centre Extends 5 Kg Free Foodgrains Scheme Till March 2022
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.
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Coimbatore Woman Wins Hearts By Selling Free Biryani For Poor
The pictures, featuring the woman with her small set up laid on a table, are making rounds on the internet.
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"Free Food Grain, Cooking Gas": Nirmala Sitharaman Rebuts Crony Slur
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today hit back at the opposition, especially the Congress, for attempting to paint the Narendra Modi government as one catering only to crony capitalists. Listing out the provisions in Budget 2021 and other policey measures aimed at India's poor, she even took a swipe at the BJP's main rival by playing on the oft...
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Free Food Packets For Poor Families To Encourage Covid Testing In Punjab
The Punjab government on Saturday announced distribution of free food packets to poor families who do not want to get themselves tested for coronavirus for fear of isolation impacting their meagre earnings.
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Cabinet Approves Distribution Of Free Foodgrains To Poor Till November
The Union Cabinet today approved extending the scheme for distribution of free food grains to the country's poorest until the end of November to help them cope with the economic pain of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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"Heartless Government": P Chidambaram Seeks Free Food, Cash For Poor
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the government of failing to "protect the dignity" of the poor who have been rendered jobless and left hungry following the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Mile-Long Queue Outside California Grocery Show Virus Effect On Working Poor
A pop-up food pantry in Southern California on Thursday drew so many people that the line of cars waiting for free groceries stretched about a mile (1.6 km), a haunting sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the working poor.
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Coronavirus: Gujarat Government To Provide Food Items For Free To 60 Lakh Poor Families
The Gujarat government will provide food items like wheat, rice, pulses and sugar free of cost to around 60 lakh ration card holding families through fair price shops starting April 1, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said today.
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Heart Health: Alarming Signs And Symptoms Of Clogged Arteries; Know Prevention Steps
Clogged arteries can trigger the risk of heart diseases and other multiple chronic conditions. The development of plaque in arteries leads to this improper flow of blood. Here are the symptoms of clogged arteries which you must know. Also know prevention steps.
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'Garbage Cafe' In Chhattisgarh To Offer Free Food In Exchange For Plastic
The Ambikapur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh is set to open a first-of-its-kind 'Garbage Cafe' where poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe.
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Cabinet Extends Free Grain Distribution To 81.35 Crore Poor For 5 Years
With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kgs of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about Rs 11.80 lakh crore.
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Video Shows Pakistanis Fighting Over Free Flour As Country Reels Under Economic Crisis
A video has now surfaced showing hundreds of Pakistanis in Peshawar running behind and pouncing on a truck carrying wheat flour meant for poor people.
-
Upset Over Poor Price, Maharashtra Farmer Distributes Produce For Free
Upset by the drop in pricing, a Maharashtra Farmer distributed his entire crop of coriander and fenugreek to the public for free.
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Citing Free Ration To 80 Crore Poor People, Minister Justifies Tax On Export
As the whole world today is in crisis, the government has to ensure food security for the people, says Piyush Goyal
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Free Ration Scheme Extended Till September, Says PM After Cabinet Meeting
The Centre has extended the free foodgrain programme 'PMGKAY' for six months till September this year to provide relief to poor, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.
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To Aid Poor, Centre Extends 5 Kg Free Foodgrains Scheme Till March 2022
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.
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Coimbatore Woman Wins Hearts By Selling Free Biryani For Poor
The pictures, featuring the woman with her small set up laid on a table, are making rounds on the internet.
-
"Free Food Grain, Cooking Gas": Nirmala Sitharaman Rebuts Crony Slur
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today hit back at the opposition, especially the Congress, for attempting to paint the Narendra Modi government as one catering only to crony capitalists. Listing out the provisions in Budget 2021 and other policey measures aimed at India's poor, she even took a swipe at the BJP's main rival by playing on the oft...
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Free Food Packets For Poor Families To Encourage Covid Testing In Punjab
The Punjab government on Saturday announced distribution of free food packets to poor families who do not want to get themselves tested for coronavirus for fear of isolation impacting their meagre earnings.
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Cabinet Approves Distribution Of Free Foodgrains To Poor Till November
The Union Cabinet today approved extending the scheme for distribution of free food grains to the country's poorest until the end of November to help them cope with the economic pain of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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"Heartless Government": P Chidambaram Seeks Free Food, Cash For Poor
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the government of failing to "protect the dignity" of the poor who have been rendered jobless and left hungry following the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Mile-Long Queue Outside California Grocery Show Virus Effect On Working Poor
A pop-up food pantry in Southern California on Thursday drew so many people that the line of cars waiting for free groceries stretched about a mile (1.6 km), a haunting sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the working poor.
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Coronavirus: Gujarat Government To Provide Food Items For Free To 60 Lakh Poor Families
The Gujarat government will provide food items like wheat, rice, pulses and sugar free of cost to around 60 lakh ration card holding families through fair price shops starting April 1, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said today.
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Heart Health: Alarming Signs And Symptoms Of Clogged Arteries; Know Prevention Steps
Clogged arteries can trigger the risk of heart diseases and other multiple chronic conditions. The development of plaque in arteries leads to this improper flow of blood. Here are the symptoms of clogged arteries which you must know. Also know prevention steps.
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'Garbage Cafe' In Chhattisgarh To Offer Free Food In Exchange For Plastic
The Ambikapur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh is set to open a first-of-its-kind 'Garbage Cafe' where poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe.
