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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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Can't open Pandora's box, says Paswan on Rahul Gandhi's suggestion of food
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday categorically stated that public distribution system cannot be extended to those outside it as it would be akin to opening a Pandora's box.
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WB Consumer Affairs Dept serves notice to 21 dealers for lockdown norms vi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): In past four days, the Consumer Affairs Department herehas given show-cause notice to 21 dealers for violating lockdown norms, said Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay.
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Massive operation for distribution of pulses underway, says Ministry of Co
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): A massive operation is underway to distribute one-kilogram pulses to about 20 crore households in the country for three months, said Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Saturday.
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India has surplus grains stock of 539 lakh tonnes, no shortage in future:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that India has surplus grains stock of 539 lakh tonnes and there will be no shortage of foodgrains in the future.
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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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Consumer Affairs Department withdraws office memorandum, says ambiguity in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs on Tuesday withdrew its office memorandum "intended to compile list of staff and officers who are not able to come for emergency duties for during lockdown period", saying there was ambiguity in language and it had creat
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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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COVID-19 : Govt extends life insurance cover to over 1 lakh FCI employees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday announced that more than one lakh Food Corporation of India (FCI) employees, including 80 thousand workers, have been given life insurance cover for a period of 6 months starting March 24, in th
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Surge in prices of essential commodities will be contained, says Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, mandated to check the prices of essential commodities, today stated that a minor surge in prices of 22 essential commodities, including vegetables, pulses, oils and grains, during the lockdown is not worrisome and will be c
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Lockdown : NGOs permitted to buy food grains directly from FCI for providi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Central government has directed Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide wheat and rice to NGOs and charitable organizations, providing cooked food to poor people amid lockdown, at the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) rates without going through the e-au
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FCI sets all-time record in single day transportation of food grains
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a new record in single-day movement by moving 70 rakes carrying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) continuously for two days on April 3 and 4.
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