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Himachal government to give mustard oil at Rs 110 per litre under public distribution systemHe said that the beneficiaries would now get mustard oil cheaper by about Rs 37 per litre as compared to earlier rates. Before June 2023, t...
Consider medical subsidy for all in rare ailments: Delhi HCThe order seeking inclusion of patients above the poverty line came after the death of a patient, whose case was directed to be processed b...
China vows to lift remaining 70 million above poverty line by 2020China's top leadership has pledged resolute measures to lift the remaining 70 million poor people above poverty line by 2020 which amounted...
Centre warns 25 States/UTs to implement food law by AprilNon-implementing states would have to buy PDS foodgrains for distribution to APL families at a minimum support price from the Centre.
Rupee has recovered smartly to about right level: P ChidambaramThe rupee has recovered "smartly" against the US dollar and has stabilised around 61, which is "more or less correct exchange rate", FM has...
Shaadi Bhagya is vote bank politics, says B S YeddyurappaYeddyurappa is on the fifth day of his day-night dharna, demanding extending the dole to all communities.
Govt should take over FPS to check PDS corruption: SC panelSC recommends that government should undertake subsidised food grains distribution instead of doing so through Fair Price Shops run by priv...
- Kerala may extend state subsidy on LPG cylinders to Above Poverty Line families
The govt is considering extending the state subsidy to APL category families to 3 LPG cylinders above the 6 fixed by Centre.
Government may re-start sale of subsidised pulses via ration shopsGovernment is considering reintroducing its scheme to sell subsidised pulses through ration shops to give relief to common man.
- Food minister K V Thomas raps states for poor grain offtake, says storage modernisation must in readyness for Food Security Act
Modernisation of PDS had ensured that close to two crore bogus BPL ration cards had been weeded out nationally.
- Food ministry to step up procurement for proposed Food Law
Food ministry plans to augment wheat and rice procurement by 10 mn tonnes to meet expected demand under proposed National Food Security Act.
- High inflation forces govt to defer price hike at ration shops
The government today deferred the decision to hike prices of rice and wheat on ration shops for families above the poverty line (APL) in th...
- 28% unable to earn enough to rise above poverty line
When it comes to the working poor, India’s growth trajectory figures may look grim. More than a fourth of the population, though employed, ...
- Govt may cut PDS quota for above poverty line to 20 kg
Despite an estimated import of 5.5m tonnes of wheat, the government may reconsider a cut in the PDS foodgrain entitlement for above-poverty...
- K'taka revives PDS for those above poverty line
Karnataka Government has revived the scheme to provide foodgrains under the public distribution system to people living above the poverty l...