Calcutta HC terms West Bengal's doorstep ration scheme legally voidThe division bench of Justices Chitta Ranjan Dash and Aniruddha Roy, in a order passed today, said that the 'Duare Ration Scheme' is "ultra...
28 Sep, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
One in every 5 houses in Bengal faced some food crisis during COVID lockdown: Report"The highest impact was reported from Purulia (47.5 per cent) followed by Bankura (35 per cent), whereas Cooch Behar district in North Beng...
01 Jul, 2022, 02.41 PM IST
TMC urges Centre to extend free ration scheme for 6 more monthsVeteran TMC MP Sougata Roy told reporters that he would soon write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an extension of the scheme. Roy...
07 Nov, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
31 States lift 15.30LMT food grains under PMGKAYUnder this scheme, an additional foodgrain quota of 5 kg per person per month is being provided free of cost to around 80 crore beneficiari...
13 Jul, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Paswan takes stock of food grains distribution schemes, Delhi, WB, Bihar among the laggardsPaswan said that the food ministry has released 8 lakh tonnes of grains and 39,000 tonnes of pulses under recently announced Atma Nirbhar P...
22 May, 2020, 07.47 PM IST
Wheat procurement gains momentum during lockdown“The procurement exercise is likely to continue till June 30. However, looking at restrictions, period may get extended by another 15 days....
27 Apr, 2020, 09.30 PM IST
Punjab tops in transporting food grains during lock downFood Corporation of India, the central agency which procures food grains for government and transports it to states, set a new record in si...
05 Apr, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Government expects to create 15 lakh tonnes silo capacity under PPP by 2019To be sure, land acquisition is a big challenge for the government’s ambitious plan of constructing 100 lakh tonne capacity of silos across...
22 Sep, 2018, 07.50 AM IST
We had to fight for zero tax on food grains: Bengal finance minister Dr Amit MitraAll items should have a lower tax incidence now. “It should benefit the masses. Trinamool Congress, has been insisting that common people s...
04 Nov, 2016, 01.09 AM IST
MOPE buys minority stake in Ganesh GrainsEstablished in 1936, Ganesh Grains Limited is one of the oldest and the largest staple brand in eastern India with a strong presence in Wes...
25 Oct, 2016, 04.12 PM IST
West Bengal government becomes stricter with food leakages from the PDSFood and supplies minister Jyoti Priyo Mullick said that this could check the corrupt practices of a section of the people selling the food...
20 Oct, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
Bengal Tea belt likely to face yet another major turmoilThe tea belt in northern WB is heading for turmoil after tea trade unions warned aggressive protests against proposed food grain distributi...
15 Feb, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee faces Opposition heat over subsidised food scheme in West BengalThe announcement comes at a time when the state government is already selling subsidised rice (at Rs 2/kg) in the LWE affected blocks in th...
30 Jul, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
Food Security Act will be implemented by September in BengalNational Food Security Act would be implemented in West Bengal by September this year, its Food and Supplies minister Jyotipriya Mallick as...
15 Jun, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's cold storage plan faces concentration in few statesNabard plans to disburse nearly three-fourth of the dedicated Rs 5,000 crore corpus in seven large states including Gujarat, Maharashtra an...
09 Oct, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
Government tells Nabard to treat Eastern Region favourably in warehouse financingThe government has directed Nabard to treat these states favourably to cut farm losses amid implementation of the world’s biggest populatio...
28 Oct, 2013, 04.38 PM IST
Food grains to be supplied direct to dealers from FCI godownsWest Bengal government has decided to supply food grains directly to the dealers from the FCI godowns to stop malpractices during transit.
03 Sep, 2013, 09.55 PM IST