Amid lock down, wheat procurement exceeds 13 million tonnesWith steady inflows of food grains through procurement, the overall central pool stocks position remains stable even after release of about...
30 Apr, 2020, 07.00 PM IST
Govt allows NGOs to buy food grains directly from FCI for for relief operationsFCI has transported 2.2 million tonnes of food grains to various parts of the country to help states distribute subsidised as well as free ...
08 Apr, 2020, 09.47 PM IST
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...
04 Apr, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
Yamuna Expressway Authority cancels two allotments over Rs 80 crore duesSix other institutions and four group housing projects have been identified, which have yet to make outstanding payments despite several re...
26 May, 2017, 01.40 PM IST
Odisha Government requests Prime Minister to allot more rice under NFSA"I request you to kindly intervene in the matter so that the state gets the food grain as per its requisition," Naveen Patnaik wrote to Mod...
03 Feb, 2016, 03.45 PM IST
FSA to be launched in Mizoram in FebruaryJohn Rotluangliana said that the Food Security Act would be launched in February while food grains as per provisions of the act would be di...
29 Jan, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
CAG raps Arunachal's Education Department for failure in implementing MDM schemeThe Centre launched the MDM scheme in August 1995 with the primary objective of boosting universalisation of primary education.
22 Jul, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Haryana procures 66.26 lakh tonnes wheatThe current procurement of wheat will continue upto May 15, Haryana's Food and Supplies Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma told reporters here toda...
13 May, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
Ration shops in Mumbai to be linked with biometric systemThe Maharashtra government has decided to link all ration shops in Mumbai and suburban Thane district with a biometric system by November.
18 Apr, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Shortfall in off-take by Gujarat government deprived beneficiaries: CAGAccording to the CAG report, the shortfall in the off-take deprived the beneficiaries concerned from getting subsidised food grains.
27 Jul, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
Angry exchanges over non-availability of ration cards for Food Act in Bihar AssemblyShyam Rajak said over 1.35 cr beneficiaries have been identified for subsidised food grains and over 1.16 cr have received ration cards.
03 Jul, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Punjab plans wheat distribution through cooperative societies"We have plans to distribute wheat under Atta-Dal scheme among beneficiaries (blue card holders) once a year after the arrival of crop in g...
20 Jan, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
ACMS wants to continue with system of rationing in tea gardensAssam Chah Mazdoor Sangha wants system of rationing in tea gardens to continue. Assam govt recently decided to stop allocation of bulk food...
07 Jan, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
Odisha, Jairam Ramesh differ on TDPS allocation under new Food Security Bill-2013Stating that Odisha's annual off take of food grains under the TPDS has been 20.77 lakh tonnes, Ramesh said it would rise to 21.09 lakh ton...
20 Aug, 2013, 06.49 PM IST
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...
10 Jan, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- Low stock with FCI, don’t blame us: Bihar to Centre
The state government said the lack of grain in FCI godowns was the main cause for low off-take.
11 Jul, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- UP govt sold food-for-work grain in black market: Cong
Continuing its attack on the Mulayam administration in UP, the Congress on Monday blamed the state government and its officers for ‘conspir...
01 May, 2007, 04.11 AM IST