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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's Free Foodgrain Distribution Under Merged Scheme Begins Today
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.
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Over 80 Crore To Get Free Foodgrain For A Year In New Scheme
Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces
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Our Culture To Ensure Nobody Goes To Sleep Empty Stomach: Supreme Court
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.
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Dearness Allowance Hiked By 3% For Government Employees In Gujarat
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).
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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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Centre Opposes Delhi Government's Ration Delivery Scheme In High Court
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.
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Centre Extends Food Grains Supply Scheme For Poor By Five Months
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.
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Centre Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Most Vulnerable, Poor People
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).
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Covid Pandemic: Government Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Poor
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.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Ration-At-Doorstep Plan Hits Wall As Centre Writes Back
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...
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Rare Footage Of Last-Known Tasmanian Tiger Unearthed, Released Online
A video of the last-known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).
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14 Lakh People In Bihar Not Getting Food Security Benefits, Says Union Minister
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.
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Sonia Gandhi Writes To Congress Chief Ministers Over Maternity Benefits
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).
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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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"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"
-
Centre's Free Foodgrain Distribution Under Merged Scheme Begins Today
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.
-
Over 80 Crore To Get Free Foodgrain For A Year In New Scheme
Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces
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Our Culture To Ensure Nobody Goes To Sleep Empty Stomach: Supreme Court
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.
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Dearness Allowance Hiked By 3% For Government Employees In Gujarat
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).
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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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Centre Opposes Delhi Government's Ration Delivery Scheme In High Court
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.
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Centre Extends Food Grains Supply Scheme For Poor By Five Months
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.
-
Centre Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Most Vulnerable, Poor People
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).
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Covid Pandemic: Government Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Poor
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.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Ration-At-Doorstep Plan Hits Wall As Centre Writes Back
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...
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Rare Footage Of Last-Known Tasmanian Tiger Unearthed, Released Online
A video of the last-known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).
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14 Lakh People In Bihar Not Getting Food Security Benefits, Says Union Minister
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.
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Sonia Gandhi Writes To Congress Chief Ministers Over Maternity Benefits
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).
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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.
