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...
16 Jun, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
12 years of PM Modi: Bold reforms, decisive decisions and political turning pointsAfter 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
Assam govt suspends distribution of ration items for two months due to interim budgetAssam has temporarily halted the distribution of subsidized pulses, sugar, and salt under its public distribution system for two months, ef...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Sarthak PDS gets Cabinet nod with Rs 25,530 crore outlay to modernise food distribution systemApart from modernising the distribution and logistics network, the scheme seeks to strengthen fair price shops (FPS) and to assist state ag...
28 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Jammu: Kashmiri Pandits protest; seek rehabilitation policy, fresh job packageDisplaced Kashmiri Pandits staged a protest in Jammu. They are demanding a comprehensive rehabilitation policy for their return to Kashmir ...
09 May, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
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...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Centre to roll out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries from January 1For smooth implementation, general managers of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been asked to visit three ration shops every day in...
31 Dec, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Per capita income rose in real terms by 33.4 per cent since enactment of NFSA: Centre to SC"During last eight years, since the enactment of NFSA, per capita income of the population in India has increased in real terms by 33.4 per...
12 Nov, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
Government ropes in 12 institutions to evaluate impact of National Food Security ActDuring 2018-20, about 26 institutions and universities were engaged as monitoring institutions for conducting the evaluation of the impleme...
19 Mar, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
No proposal at present to revisit coverage of people under NFSA: Food SecyFood Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Friday said the government has no proposal at present to revisit the coverage of people benefiting from ...
12 Mar, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
As many as 32 States, UTs implementing 'One Nation One Ration Card'"So far, the facility has been enabled in 32 states/UTs covering nearly 69 crore beneficiaries, almost 86% of NFSA population of the countr...
02 Feb, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
Over 68 lakh families to get free foodgrains under NFSA againThe state government had distributed 72 lakh quintals of free grains to 68 lakh NFSA families in April and May costing Rs 802 crore at the ...
02 Jun, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
Economic Survey suggests revision of rates and coverage under NFSAUnder the NFSA, the government supplies 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains to each person per month through more than 5 lakh ration shops, known...
31 Jan, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Centre issues ultimatum to Kerala, Tamil Nadu for implementing National Food Security ActThe Kerala government had earlier said it would implement the NFSA from November but now the state is planning to do it from December.
16 Sep, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
- CPI(M) activists clash with police over NFSA protests
"It is an anti-people act. NFSA will deprive huge population of the right to food. It is against the interests of the people,"CPI(M) leader...
25 Dec, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik to launch NFSA ration card distribution on October 2In its effort to implement the first phase of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Odisha, the state government will launch a ration ca...
01 Oct, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Names of 50 lakh illegal persons deleted from Odisha National Food Security Act listOdisha govt has deleted names of at least 50 lakh ineligible beneficiaries from the list of people to benefit from the National Food Securi...
02 Sep, 2015, 05.37 PM IST