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Foodgrains free of cost to over 80 cr people under PMGKAY for 1 yr: Food MinistryThese two food subsidy schemes have been subsumed as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for effective and uniform implementat...
Goa government provides additional LPG subsidy of Rs 275 to AAY Ration Card holders: CMGoa CM said, "PM Modi earlier announced providing a Rs 200 subsidy for LPG cylinders. Goa govt has gone a step ahead and given an additiona...
Govt to provide free food to 814 m Indians till Dec '23Five-kilogram (kg) food grain per person to priority household beneficiaries (also called general category) and 35 kg per household to Anty...
Rs 50,000 ex-gratia aid given to kin of those who succumbed to Covid: GovtThe assistance is given to the kin of the deceased person, including those involved in relief operations or associated in preparedness acti...
Wheat stocks likely to be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 1 next year: Govt"As on July 1, 2022, Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state government agencies have 285.10 lakh tonnes of wheat stock under central poo...
Haryana extends Rs 438 crore to 23 lakh beneficiariesHaryana chief minister Manohar Lal shared that for the Corona warriors including doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, testing staff, class I...
States should ensure no hoarding and price rise of essential items during lock down: Ram Vilas Paswan“Micro-Level Plan should be initiated to ensure that Essential Commodities are available at fair price in the local markets and there is no...
Kerala to begin distribution of free ration from April 1Kerala food and civil supplies minister P Thilothaman said at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram that only five persons will be allow...
Arvind Kejriwal urges PM Narendra Modi to restore sugar subsidy in entiretyThe sugar subsidy was discontinued with effect from March 2017. The Union food ministry as well as some states had been keen on its continu...
CCEA restores PDS sugar subsidy for Antyodaya familiesThe government today decided to restore the subsidy for states to ensure sale of 1 kg of sugar at a cheaper rate for 2.5 crore AAY families...
Centre rejects states' demand to increase number of AAY people: Food Minister Ram Vilas PaswanThe Centre has not accepted the suggestion of few states to increase beneficiaries under the AAY saying that the number is fixed for every ...
Centre gives states six more months to implement National Food Security ActThis is the second extension given by the Narendra Modi government to the states. A three-month extension given earlier has expired on Octo...
Food Security Act to be implemented in Kerala from October 2A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a statement released here said today.
Tamil Nadu plans to allocate Rs 4,900 crore towards food subsidyTamil Nadu government on Monday proposed to allocate Rs 4,900 crore towards food subsidy in 2013-14.
- Rs 29,151 crore allocated under schemes for BPL families in FY13: Rajeev Shukla
The government has allocated Rs 29,151.89 crore in 2012-13 under various schemes for benefit of families living Below Poverty Line (BPL), t...
- Loss of over Rs 133 crore in food subsidy in WB: CAG
The CAG has indicted the PDS in West Bengal pointing out flaws in the implementation of policies, including a loss of more than Rs 133 cr i...
- Antyodaya Yojana to get additional Rs 507 cr, to cover 1.5 cr families
An additional 50 lakh families would be brought under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) which supports the poorest of the poor in the country...