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Special group to monitor hoarding holds meeting
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): A special group constituted for monitoring cartelisation, hoarding and speculative trading with respect to essential food items has advised Chief Secretaries of the states to hold regular meetings with stakeholders especially during the festive season.
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Punjab: Minister Ashu denies reports of stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Monday denied the allegation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that stubble burning in the state was further aggravating the problem of air pollution in the nationa
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Punjab to get 6,192 kilolitre non-subsidised kerosene for Prakash Purb cel
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Punjab Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department Principal Secretary KAP Sinha has said that the state will get 6,192 kilolitre of non-subsidised kerosene oil for the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations.
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For the first time, nation-wide stock limit imposed for onion traders: Ram
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Appraising about the steps taken by the govenment to bring down onion prices, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan stated that for the first time a nationwide stock limit has been imposed on onion traders.
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There should be 'one nation, one standard', says Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 25 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan held a review meeting on BIS laboratory activities here on Tuesday and said there should be 'One Nation, One Standard' and coordination between BIS and other labs.
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Govt aims to phase out plastic in packaging: Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The Government aims to phase out plastic use in packaging and move towards 100 per cent use of jute in packaging foodstuff, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, said here on Tuesday.
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To ensure quality products, Paswan pitches for One Nation, One Standard
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday asserted that after "One Nation, One Constitution" and "One Nation, One Ration Card" it was time for "One Nation, One Standard" to ensure that quality products are made available to all consumers across the country
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Paswan holds meeting for alternatives to single-use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 9 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday met key stakeholders from plastic bottle industry and senior government officials to find a suitable alternative to single-use plastic.
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Meeting held to decide definition of single-use plastic: Secretary, Consum
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): AK Srivastava, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, on Monday said that a meeting was held to decide the definition of 'single-use plastic' so that the sellers and consumers can be made aware of the same.
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Paswan bans single-use plastic products in ministriy, PSUs
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), September 4 (ANI): Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the use of single-use plastic in his ministry and all its PSUs including Food Corporation of India (FCI) from September 15.
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Paswan stresses on creation of price stabilisation fund in each state
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan exhorted state governments to buy pulses and onions from the Central buffer to check price rise and to ease pressure on prices.
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Consumer Affairs Minister Paswan seeks explanation from hotels for overcha
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday asked its department officials to send notices and sought an explanation from two hotels on allegations of selling food items at higher rates.
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