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Food Ministry clarifies media reports on starvation deaths
Updated : 8 years, 3 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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Cabinet Committee approves utilisation part of stock of pulses in buffer
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to utilise part of stock of pulses in the buffer maintained by the Department of Consumer Affairs, for meeting the protein component under various schemes
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Centre to import onions through Govt agency
Updated : 8 years, 4 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, 4 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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Maharashtra: Supply of agricultural produce not to be disturbed during Diw
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Under the directive of Maharashtra government, the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) of Maharashtra will remain open during Diwali festival, invalidating reports that claimed APMCs of Nashik may close for a period of seven to ni
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Permission to display revised MRP under GST extended to Dec 31
Updated : 8 years, 5 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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Govt. extends deadline to clear unsold pre-GST goods
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday extended the last date of using (Maximum Retail Price) MRP labelled pre-Goods and Services Tax (GST) stock to December 31.
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CAIT objects to condom ad banner during Navratri, calls for strict action
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A delegation of the Confederation of All India Trade (CAIT), raising objection over an advertisement featuring Bollywood actor Sunny Leone, has requested the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan, to take a strict action against the manufactur
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E-Rakam facilitates online agricultural business for farmers
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Paswan says Lalu should blame Nitish for 'woes'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 07 (ANI): Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday took a jibe at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and said if he has to blame someone for his woes then he should blame his ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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FPS allotment should benefit SC/ST also: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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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