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You are being asked to vote for NDA for nothing: Chidambaram
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches in his Bihar election rallies over the last two days -- where he invoked Gods and talked about Article 370 and Ram Mandir -- former Union minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the BJP skipped the
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Union Cabinet approves extension of norms for mandatory packaging
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of norms for mandatory packaging in Jute materials mandating 100 per cent of the food-grains and 20 per cent of sugar to be packaged in diversified jute bags, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursda
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NABARD should assist in setting up of SEZs, Food Processing Units:
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday said that there is a need to shun the negative attitude related to agriculture and asked National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to regulate farming to achieve country's aim of
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Foodgrains distributed to 2.64 lakh ration card holders in UP unde
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 26 (ANI): Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi on Sunday informed that 5.86 lakh units of free food grains have been distributed to 2.64 lakh ration card holders in the state under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojna's second phase.
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203 lakh ton food grains to be provided free to 81 Crore people f
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Cabinet approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for further five months under which 203 lakh tons of grains will be distributed among 81 crore people.
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Provide free ration to all persons with disabilities: PIL in Delhi
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to Centre (Department of Food & Public Distribution) to direct all State Government and UTs under Section 38 of National Food Security Act to provide food grains f
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Sonia writes to PM Modi, urges Centre to extend free foodgrains to
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the government to extend the provision of free foodgrains for a period of three months till September 2020 for priority households, beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana
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Northern Railways transport 62.5 lakh tonne food grains from Punja
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): To ensure enhanced availability of Public Distribution System (PDS) food grains reach the ration shops all across India in time, Northern Railways has moved a total of 2,218 rakes carrying about 62.47 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat and rice to 18 deficient states
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Paswan reviews FCI's food grain distribution and procurement
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday chaired a review meeting with the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) Zonal Executive Directors and Regional General Managers on the distribution and procurement of
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Petition filed in Delhi HC seeks COVID relief materials to Aadhar,
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court, seeking directions to the Centre and Delhi government to provide relief materials and food grains to the holders of Aadhar card and voter ID card in view of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Use mid-day meal food grains to feed people in quarantine centres:
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 22 (ANI): The Bihar Education Department has written a letter to all District Magistrates and District Education Officers stating that the food grains in schools meant for the mid-day meal scheme are to be used for preparing food for people housed in the quarant
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Beneficiary not to be denied food grains without Aadhaar, seeding
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry on Monday clarified that it has issued clear instructions to all States that no genuine beneficiary or household shall be denied entitled quota of foodgrains or their names and ration cards shall not
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