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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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Delhi Starts Free Distribution Of Food Grains To Those Without Ration Cards
The Delhi government has started free distribution of five kg food grains to non-PDS beneficiaries, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said on Saturday.
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Government Has Given 48 LMT Of Food Grains To States Under Pandemic-Related Scheme
Till May 24, 2021, FCI had supplied 48 LMT free food grains to all states and union territories, according to Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs.
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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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PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Extended Till November: Full Text Of PM Modi's Speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation, announced an extension of Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana - the key government scheme to distribute free food grains to 80 crore people - till November to provide relief to the poor during the festival season amid the coronavirus crisis. The government plans to spend Rs 90,000 cror...
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In PM Modi's "Free Ration" Move, Reference To Chhath Puja Of Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesdaythat a key government scheme to distribute free food grains to 80 crore of India's poorest would be extended by five months to November-end to give relief during the festival season as the country fights coronavirus.
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Distribute Free Ration To 8 Crore Migrants Within 15 Days: Centre To States
As hundreds of migrants continue to travel a long distance in this COVID-19 crisis, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday appealed to state governments to immediately lift food grains and pulses from the godowns and distribute them for free within a fortnight to 8 crore migrants who neither have centre nor state ration card.
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Instead of allowing grains to rot, distribute it to poor: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to ensure free distribution of food grains to the hungry poor of the country instead of allowing it to rot in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns. "Give it to the hungry poor instead of it (grains) going down the drain," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma said in an o...
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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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Delhi Starts Free Distribution Of Food Grains To Those Without Ration Cards
The Delhi government has started free distribution of five kg food grains to non-PDS beneficiaries, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said on Saturday.
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Government Has Given 48 LMT Of Food Grains To States Under Pandemic-Related Scheme
Till May 24, 2021, FCI had supplied 48 LMT free food grains to all states and union territories, according to Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs.
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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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PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Extended Till November: Full Text Of PM Modi's Speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation, announced an extension of Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana - the key government scheme to distribute free food grains to 80 crore people - till November to provide relief to the poor during the festival season amid the coronavirus crisis. The government plans to spend Rs 90,000 cror...
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In PM Modi's "Free Ration" Move, Reference To Chhath Puja Of Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesdaythat a key government scheme to distribute free food grains to 80 crore of India's poorest would be extended by five months to November-end to give relief during the festival season as the country fights coronavirus.
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Distribute Free Ration To 8 Crore Migrants Within 15 Days: Centre To States
As hundreds of migrants continue to travel a long distance in this COVID-19 crisis, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday appealed to state governments to immediately lift food grains and pulses from the godowns and distribute them for free within a fortnight to 8 crore migrants who neither have centre nor state ration card.
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Instead of allowing grains to rot, distribute it to poor: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to ensure free distribution of food grains to the hungry poor of the country instead of allowing it to rot in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns. "Give it to the hungry poor instead of it (grains) going down the drain," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma said in an o...
