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Punjab CM writes to Centre, seeks to revise paddy driage
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, seeking to revise paddy driage at two per cent from one per cent of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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New Consumer Protection Bill likely to be introduced in ongoing Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, on Thursday said that the new Consumer Protection Bill has been approved by the cabinet and is likely to be introduced in the present session of parliament.
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Paswan expresses helplessness in controlling rising onion price
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday expressed helplessness in controlling the rising prices of onions, which has crossed more than Rs. 60 per kg in Delhi.
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Food Ministry clarifies media reports on starvation deaths
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has today issued a clarification on the recent media reports about starvation deaths owing to alleged denial of subsidised food-grains.
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Centre to import onions through Govt agency
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): In a move to keep a check on the prices of onions in the market, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that the import of onions would take place through a government agency hereafter.
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Paswan orders probe into starvation death
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan has ordered a probe into the alleged starvation death of a girl in Simdega district of Jharkhand.
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Permission to display revised MRP under GST extended to Dec 31
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has stated that the permission to display the revised Maximum Retail Price (MRP) due to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been extended to December 31, 2017
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E-Rakam facilitates online agricultural business for farmers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan and Minister of Steel, Government of India, Birender Singh on Tuesday launched the online portal e-Rakam in the national capital to facilitate farmers in their agricultural businesse
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FPS allotment should benefit SC/ST also: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday suggested that fair price shops (FPS) should also be allotted to people belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST).
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Radha Mohan Singh assigned additional charge of Food Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh on Monday was given the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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Farmer, consumer interests high on agenda, asserts Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday presented his ministry's report card for last three years and asserted that the interests of farmers and consumers have been high on the agenda of Narendra Modi l
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Govt. to allow import of only five lakh MT of raw sugar at zero duty throu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr. 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today said that it has been decided by the government to allow import of a restricted quantity of only five lakh MT of raw sugar at zero duty through open general license in or
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