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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...15 Nov, 2023, 09.13 PM IST- Govt committed to welfare of armed forces personnel: PM Modi on Cabinet decision on OROP schemeThe decision taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Modi will result in an additional annual expenditure o...24 Dec, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
- Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach, govt's duty to ensure foodgrains reach the last man: SC"It is the duty of the central government to ensure foodgrains under NFSA are reaching the last man. We are not saying that Centre is not d...06 Dec, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
- Centre in final stages of developing system to extend subsidized foodgrains to homeless, destituteOver and above the subsidized foodgrains, the government during the pandemic is supplying free foodgrains to NFSA beneficiaries under Pradh...30 Dec, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
- States/UTs complete Aadhaar seeding of 93 pc ration cardsUnder the NFSA, households covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) are entitled to receive 35 kg of foodgrains per household per mont...30 Jul, 2021, 09.24 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
- 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
- After Sonia Gandhi, DMK's Kanimozhi raises the issue of delayed and reduced maternity benefitsIn states like Tamil Nadu and Odisha, maternity benefits are relatively superior, both in terms of what they offer, and the number of benef...05 Dec, 2019, 08.20 AM IST
- Government extends Aadhaar deadline for availing PDS foodgrain, cash transfer of food subsidyIn February, 2017 the government had made Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidised foodgrains, cash transfer of food subsidy.30 Jun, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
- Maternity entitlements on hold: How the government has undermined women’s and children’s rightsThe finance ministry made a modest allocation of Rs 2,700 crore for maternity benefits in the 2017-18 Budget – a fraction of what is requir...11 Jan, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
- PIL on Aadhaar for PDS foodgrains: HC seeks Centre's replyThe bench also sought the stand of the Delhi government on the plea which seeks disbursal of subsidised foodgrains to the beneficiaries und...08 Mar, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
- Free grains likely for 25 million poorest of poor familiesSources said the food ministry will present this proposal under a "New Scheme for Food Security" on Wednesday when the PMO takes up improve...11 May, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
- J&K government to implement Food Security Act from April, 2016The decision in this regard was taken during a state cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed.02 Dec, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
- Odisha government to provide subsidised rice to SC/ST schools: Naveen Patnaik"The state government will take the burden of the expenditure to be made for supply of subsidised rice to SC-ST residential schools," Patna...02 Oct, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
- Odisha to implement Food Security Act from November 1The programme will be implemented in two phases, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department secretary MS Padhi.03 Sep, 2015, 04.37 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
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