National Food Security Law

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  "Ration For 81 Crore People Cut By Half": Congress's "New Year Gift" Dig At PM Modi

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

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  Centre Won't Hike PDS Foodgrain Prices For Another Year: Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

  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.

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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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  In Jammu And Kashmir, 'Allah Duhai Hai' Is Father Of Five On Ration Card

  A fictitious consumer has filled popular phrases and songs from Bollywood movies in the details for his ration card for getting subsidised ration under National Food Security Act (NFSA).

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  'Is Gujarat Not Part Of India?' Why Supreme Court Asked This Today

  The Supreme Court today came down heavily on certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state like Gujarat is not implementing the law passed by Parliament.

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  Court Asks Centre To Give Information On Welfare Schemes In Drought-Hit States

  The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it of the current status of welfare schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), National Food Security and mid-day meal in 12 drought-hit states across the country.

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  Authorities To Launch Drive To Probe Criteria For Ration Cards In Odisha

  Amid allegation of irregularities in distribution of ration cards in various parts of Odisha, Berhampur Municipal Corporation has launched a special drive to inquire into the eligibility criteria of applicants before issuing cards to people under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the second phase.

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  All States Except Tamil Nadu to Implement Food Law by March 2016: Ram Vilas Paswan

  All states and Union Territories (UTs), barring Tamil Nadu, will implement the landmark National Food Security Act by March 2016, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said. Till now, 22 states and UTs have rolled out the law while 14 are in the process of doing so, he said.

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  18 States & Union Territories Fail to Meet Deadline for Food Law Roll Out

  As many as 18 states and Union Territories including Gujarat failed to meet the September 30 deadline for rolling out the landmark National Food Security law, depriving a large section of the poor from availing highly subsidised foodgrains.

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  Jharkhand to Roll Out Food Law in 8 Districts From July 1

  Jharkhand has decided to roll out the National Food Security Act from July 1 in eight districts, taking the total number of states and Union Territories that have so far implemented this law to 13.

• Food Security Bill: 'What's that?'

  The government's game changer, the National Food Security Bill, is one step closer to reality. Yet, for many here in Delhi's Trilokpuri area, who will be directly impacted by the new law, there's little information on what it means.

• Food law inadequate, say activists

  The proposed National Food Security Bill, which was an election pledge by the UPA government, had a huge potential of changing their reality. But the proposed National Food Security Act has shocked the activists.