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"Wanted Pics Of Modi Ji? Here...": KCR Party's Price Jibe On Union Minister's Demand In Telangana
"Telangana among 5-6 states that take care of our country financially. So should our Chief Minister's photo be put here and in other states?" Says Minister, reacting to viral video of Union Finance Minister's Curt Conversation With District Collector
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Government Incentivises States Ensuring Transparent Ration Distribution
Government has amended the Food Security (Assistance To State Government Rules) 2015, so that states generate savings by using e-POS devices properly.
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Unable To Get Foodgrain From Ration Shop, Tribal Woman Returns Bravery Award
A tribal woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, recipient of a national bravery award for children, on Wednesday returned the honour because her family could not get ration at Public Distribution System (PDS) shops.
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Madhya Pradesh Foodgrain Crackdown Faces "Selective Action" Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a crackdown after the Prime Minister's Office sought a report on allegations that poor quality rice was sent to the state's tribal heartland via a compromised public distribution system amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Government Extends Ambit Of Free Grains, Launches "One Nation, One Ration Card"
Under "One Nation, One Ration", a ration card holder will be able to draw the allocated ration from anywhere in the country
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Centre Gives Deadline For Implementing "One Nation, One Ration Card"
The centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020 to roll out the ''one nation, one ration card'' system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country.
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Start Doorstep Delivery Of Ration To Needy, Centre Tells States
Even as the centre is yet to clear the Delhi government's proposal on doorstep delivery of subsidised foodgrain, it told the states on Friday to implement a similar programme to prevent starvation deaths.
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UP 'Starvation' Death: Centre Says Woman Received Rations Regularly
The Centre on Saturday said the woman who died recently in Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh due to alleged starvation was an AAY cardholder and had received the PDS foodgrain till October on a regular basis.
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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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Delhi High Court Comes To Aid Of Slum Dwellers Having No Aadhaar Cards
The Delhi High Court today appointed a local commissioner to inspect South Delhi slums where people are facing difficulty in getting subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS) due to lack of Aadhaar cards.
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Government Makes Aadhaar Mandatory For Availing PDS Foodgrains
The government has given time to those not having the biometric-based unique identification number to apply for Aadhaar by June 30.
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Govt Takes Steps to Ensure Quality Foodgrains Under PDS
Government today said a number of steps have been taken to ensure supply and distribution of good quality foodgrains under the Public Distribution System.
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
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Left leaders submit charter of demands to Prime Minister
Left parties today asked the government to universalise the public distribution system and sought distribution of excess foodstock at BPL prices to check the high food inflation. Top leaders of the four parties, which ended a five-day protest on the issue of 'food security for all' here yesterday, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and submitt...
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Foodgrain scam: CBI raids 12 locations in Lucknow
Lucknow raids: The Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday carried out searches at 12 locations in Lucknow in connection with the multi-crore foodgarin scam. The premises that were raided included two godowns of the UP State Food Corporation.
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"Wanted Pics Of Modi Ji? Here...": KCR Party's Price Jibe On Union Minister's Demand In Telangana
"Telangana among 5-6 states that take care of our country financially. So should our Chief Minister's photo be put here and in other states?" Says Minister, reacting to viral video of Union Finance Minister's Curt Conversation With District Collector
-
Government Incentivises States Ensuring Transparent Ration Distribution
Government has amended the Food Security (Assistance To State Government Rules) 2015, so that states generate savings by using e-POS devices properly.
-
Unable To Get Foodgrain From Ration Shop, Tribal Woman Returns Bravery Award
A tribal woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, recipient of a national bravery award for children, on Wednesday returned the honour because her family could not get ration at Public Distribution System (PDS) shops.
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Madhya Pradesh Foodgrain Crackdown Faces "Selective Action" Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a crackdown after the Prime Minister's Office sought a report on allegations that poor quality rice was sent to the state's tribal heartland via a compromised public distribution system amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Government Extends Ambit Of Free Grains, Launches "One Nation, One Ration Card"
Under "One Nation, One Ration", a ration card holder will be able to draw the allocated ration from anywhere in the country
-
Centre Gives Deadline For Implementing "One Nation, One Ration Card"
The centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020 to roll out the ''one nation, one ration card'' system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country.
-
Start Doorstep Delivery Of Ration To Needy, Centre Tells States
Even as the centre is yet to clear the Delhi government's proposal on doorstep delivery of subsidised foodgrain, it told the states on Friday to implement a similar programme to prevent starvation deaths.
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UP 'Starvation' Death: Centre Says Woman Received Rations Regularly
The Centre on Saturday said the woman who died recently in Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh due to alleged starvation was an AAY cardholder and had received the PDS foodgrain till October on a regular basis.
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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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Delhi High Court Comes To Aid Of Slum Dwellers Having No Aadhaar Cards
The Delhi High Court today appointed a local commissioner to inspect South Delhi slums where people are facing difficulty in getting subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS) due to lack of Aadhaar cards.
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Government Makes Aadhaar Mandatory For Availing PDS Foodgrains
The government has given time to those not having the biometric-based unique identification number to apply for Aadhaar by June 30.
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Govt Takes Steps to Ensure Quality Foodgrains Under PDS
Government today said a number of steps have been taken to ensure supply and distribution of good quality foodgrains under the Public Distribution System.
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
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Left leaders submit charter of demands to Prime Minister
Left parties today asked the government to universalise the public distribution system and sought distribution of excess foodstock at BPL prices to check the high food inflation. Top leaders of the four parties, which ended a five-day protest on the issue of 'food security for all' here yesterday, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and submitt...
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Foodgrain scam: CBI raids 12 locations in Lucknow
Lucknow raids: The Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday carried out searches at 12 locations in Lucknow in connection with the multi-crore foodgarin scam. The premises that were raided included two godowns of the UP State Food Corporation.
