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Kerala CM VD Satheesan presents maiden UDF budget for 2026-27Kerala's Chief Minister VD Satheesan presented the state's first budget for the financial year 2026-27. The government inherited a signific...
Vigilance conducts statewide inspections of ration shops, NFSA godowns in KeralaKerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau launched 'Operation Bhakshya Suraksha'. Surprise inspections targeted NFSA godowns and ration s...
Sufficient stocks in Food Corporation of India godowns to meet requirement of food law, free ration scheme: GovernmentEarlier this week, the Cabinet approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) by three months till December, in...
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...
Over 80 crore people benefitted from NFSA duirng corona pandemic: Sadhvi Niranjan JyotiDuring 2020 out of total allocation of 322 LMT foodgrains under PMGKAY-2020 (April-November 2020), approx 298.8 LMT foodgrains (i.e. around...
Centre asks states to lift food grains for free distribution to poor“Due to pandemic, there are many labourers stuck in different parts of the country. Few states have announced lockdown forcing them to stay...
Government to distribute free 5 kg foodgrain to poor in May, JuneIn line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the poor, the government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 cror...
States asked to buy grains via OMSS for distribution to poor not covered under PDS: PaswanAt present, over 81 crore beneficiaries are registered for subsidised foodgrains sold through ration shops under the National Food Security...
Assam govt to provide free 5 kg rice per member to poor familiesSonowal said that government would not tolerate any misappropriation of public fund and food grains meant for the poor, the Chief Minister ...
Enough stock sent to states for free grain distribution to PDS beneficiaries under PMGKAYUnder PMGKAY, 5 kg foodgrains per ration card holder and one kg pulses per household will be given for next three months. This is over and ...
Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan asks states to ensure free distribution of food grains to poor“State governments are requested to lift their quota of food grains from Food Corporation of India for free distribution of the 5 kg food g...
Grain supply won’t go into a squeeze, says Ram Vilas PaswanWe are also prepared to provide them 5 kg free foodgrain for the next three months, as announced under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY),...
PDS beneficiaries can lift 6-month quota of grains in one go: Ram Vilas Paswan amid coronavirus concernsCurrently, beneficiaries are lifting grains in advance for maximum two months, while the Punjab government is already distributing six-mont...
North eastern states must participate in creation of new storage capacities: Ram Vilas PaswanA review meeting on Food Corporation of India operations, PDS Computerization, procurement and other related matters of North eastern state...
Inter-state portability of ration card begins in 4 states; across India by June 2020: Food Minister Ram Vilas PaswanLaunching the inter-state portability, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, "today is a historic day. We have started off inter-state porta...
Wheat at Rs 2 per kg, rice at Rs 3 to be provided till 2018Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan said there was a provision for revision of the prices of foodgrains every three years in...
26 states, union territories achieve 100% digitization of ration cards to plug PDS leakageThe ministry also plans to launch the DBT for foodgrains in three UTs of Puducherry, Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli from September.
Centre extends National Food Security Act deadline by 6 monthsThe deadline has been extended for the third time so that the remaining states adopt and implement the law within six months, the minister ...
Foodgrain requirement after implementation of National Food Security Act, 61.23 mn tonnesThe government is implementing a Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme (PEG) for construction of 204 lakh tonnes of covered storage capaci...
- Food for a billion
On Wednesday, the National Advisory Council turned UPA's election promises into firm deliverables under the National Food Security Bill. Bu...