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3 more states, UT linked to One Nation One Ration Card scheme
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday reviewed the progress of 'One Nation One Ration Card' plan.
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Punjab CM writes to Paswan seeking restoration of Arhtiyas' commission to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan to restore the commission of the Arhtiyas to the statutory norm of 2.5 per cent of MSP, warning that any devi
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New law to protect consumer rights comes into force: Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Consumer Protection Act 2019 came into force from Monday with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan saying the new law will empower consumers.
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Distribution of free foodgrains can be completed by Aug 31 under Atma Nirb
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said that states and UTs can complete distribution of remaining free foodgrains and whole gram allocated under Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme by August 31, 2020.
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Paswan reviews FCI's food grain distribution and procurement
Updated : 6 years 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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Wheat procurement by govt agencies surpasses last year's figures
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Procurement of wheat by government agencies surpassed last year's figure of 341.31 lakh tonnes to touch 341.56 lakh tonnes on May 24, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Monday.
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Government to ensure free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant workers: Paswan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that government will ensure availability of free foodgrains and pulses to eight crore migrant labourers and their families who are not covered under National F
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Beneficiary not to be denied food grains without Aadhaar, seeding to be co
Updated : 6 years 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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Offloading surplus stock at high prices to NGOs is shocking, unethical: CP
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Brinda Karat has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, objecting to offloading surplus stock at high prices.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Ram Vilas Paswan reviews food grains distribution in st
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan during a video conference with the State/UTs Ministers of Food, Public Distribution here today directed the fellow minister to implement a ''micro-level plan'' to ensure that essential commodities are avai
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No shortage of food grains in country, assures Ram Vilas Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Allaying fears of shortage of food supplies amid the 21-day countrywide lockdown, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that there is no shortage of food grains in the country.
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State govts can now procure their quota of food grains from FCI on 3 month
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The state governments can now procure their quota of food grains on three months' credit from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said.
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