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Punjab CM meets Union Min Paswan, discusses Rs 31000 cr food account loan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan to discuss Rs 31000 crore food account loan issue.
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Work on steel silos in FCI will be expedited: Ramvilas Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan on Friday said the work on steel silos in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) would be expedited to take care of growing storage needs.
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Telangana: Jagdeeshwar Reddy, Niranjan Reddy take charge of their ministri
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Jagdeeshwar Reddy on Thursday took charge as Telangana Education Minister while Singireddy Niranjan Reddy assumed the office of Minister of State for Agriculture, Co-operation, Marketing, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.
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Centre hikes MSP for sugar to Rs 31 per kg
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The central government has raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar from Rs 29 to Rs 31 per kilogram for 2018-19.
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Punjab CM writes to Centre, seeks to revise paddy driage
Updated : 7 years, 4 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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Ram Vilas Paswan refutes report of joining 'Mahagathbandhan'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday refuted the reports of joining the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alliance.
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4th Smart Cities India 2018 Expo: spotlight on housing for all, Swachh Bha
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI-NewsVoir): The 4th Smart Cities India 2018 expo opened its doors today with over 300 exhibitors from India and abroad showcasing innovative products and solutions for smart cities. The three day expo at Pragati Maidan was inaugurated by CR Chaudhary Union Minis
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Retailers accused of levying GST over MRP
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Consumers have been left in distress as a result of retailers charging Goods and Services Tax (GST) over and above the maximum retail price (MRP) of a commodity.
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Sellers on e-commerce portals not displaying MRP: Data
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The feedback received from a recent amongst consumers on the Centre's order to publish maximum retail price (MRP) on products, data revealed that most sellers on e-commerce sites have failed to comply with the norm, a day before the deadline (January 1). Read More
New Consumer Protection Bill likely to be introduced in ongoing Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 2 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, 3 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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GST benefits not being passed to consumers despite appeals by central govt
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its 23rd meeting held on November 10 had announced that meals at restaurants, both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned will now attract only five percent GST, which is much lower than 18 percent that had earlier
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