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94% of beneficiaries satisfied with free grain scheme: Piyush GoyalHe said that FCI distributes 47.5 million tonnes of food grains every year to 800 million poor people at subsidised rates under national fo...15 Jan, 2021, 08.48 AM IST- Government weeds out 44 million bogus ration cards to plug leakage“There were a large number bogus and duplicate ration cards before 2013. In last seven years, we have focused to prevent any leakage in the...06 Nov, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
- FM announces free foodgrains for 8 crore migrant workers for 2 monthsDS ration cards will be made portable, allowing migrant workers to use their ration cards across states, she said adding this would benefit...14 May, 2020, 08.38 PM IST
- Food stocks in September to be 2.5 times minimum requirementFood minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government is closely monitoring the situation, and that the country is adequately stocked to under...24 Apr, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
- Food ministry pushes for increase in allocation of subsidised food grainsFood minister Ram Vilas Paswan has written to PM Modi seeking his approval for this proposal, which has been lying before the Cabinet for s...18 Sep, 2019, 07.07 AM IST
- Food Ministry asked to design transparent online mechanismFor distribution of foodgrain, the PDS operation is fully computerised.05 Jun, 2019, 10.07 AM IST
- Food ministry asked to design transparent online mechanism for sugar distributionThe distribution mechanism could be similar to the existing one for sale of subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS)...05 Jun, 2019, 07.56 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
- Aadhaar made mandatory to ensure poor get food: Centre to Delhi High Court"Aadhaar is mandatory for PDS, as this system is mostly misused in our country. The subsidised food grains were not reaching the poor. Some...24 Apr, 2017, 07.28 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee faces Opposition heat over subsidised food scheme in West BengalThe announcement comes at a time when the state government is already selling subsidised rice (at Rs 2/kg) in the LWE affected blocks in th...30 Jul, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
- CAG raps Punjab government for unpaid bills to agencies in 'Atta-Dal' schemeSAD-BJP led Punjab government had introduced its 'ambitious' scheme in March 2007, aimed at providing food grains at subsidised rates.22 Mar, 2015, 02.49 PM 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
- Food Security Bill to benefit Assam villagers: Ardhendu Kumar DeyAbout 80 crore people will be directly benefitted by the "landmark scheme in India", the minister claimed.09 Jan, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
- The Food Bill will not serve the purpose, even for CongressIf the food security Bill is finally implemented, all it will do is to supplement part of what the states spend on food subsidy with money ...14 Jun, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
- Direct cash transfer to take off in union territories first, says GovernmentFood ministry will introduce direct cash transfer to poor families through their Aadhar-based bank accounts first in the UTs.26 Dec, 2012, 04.53 AM IST
- Ashok Gulati panel cautions govt on Food BillAn expert panel led by Ashok Gulati has come up with an outlook on challenges and options in the implementation of the bill.24 Dec, 2012, 06.30 AM IST
- Food Security Bill: Women made heads of households selected for food grain distributionThis highly unusual move for general welfare schemes wasn't part of the original discussions on the food bill.30 May, 2011, 07.59 AM IST
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