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National conference on food, nutrition security to be held on July 5
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution wil organize a one-day national conference on food and nutrition security in India on July 5 in Delhi.
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Centre sets target to distribute fortified rice in 291 districts by 2023
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Under the rice fortification programme, the Central Government is planning to distribute Fortified Rice through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in as many as 291 districts of the country by March 2023, the secretary of the Department of Food and Public
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Centre restricts sugar exports to 10 LMT from June 1 'to make prices of su
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The global shortage of sugar has triggered the demand, hence Indian government has taken a precautionary step by putting a cap on the export of sugar to 100 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), the idea behind the sugar export restriction is to make prices of sugar stab
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Wheat in surplus for entire year in India, farmers getting good prices: Ce
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India currently has more than the required quantity of wheat in stocks to sustain for a year, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).
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WTO seminar: India highlights its experience in providing food to most vul
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): S. Jagannathan, Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, highlighted India's outstanding experience in successfully ensuring dignified & foolproof access to adequate food grains to the most vulnerable people in the country at WTO
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Department of Food, Public Distribution develops roadmap for rollout of on
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has developed a roadmap to roll out Online Storage Management (OSM) in the country, which aims to put in place a single source of information for food grains stored in the country for the central pool through
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About 759 lakh MT food grains provided to states, UTs under PMGKAY so far:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution allocated about 759 lakh MT foodgrains to states and union territories so far for distribution to around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
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Major edible oil companies have slashed edible oil prices by Rs 30-40: Foo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Major edible oil companies have cut the maximum retail price (MRP) of their products by Rs 30 to 40 to provide relief for the people troubled by the increased prices, said Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution.
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Centre spreads awareness among women in UP's Varanasi on nutrition, fortif
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) on Friday organized a one-day awareness programme among women on nutrition and fortified rice under "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
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Nearly 11.57 lakh farmers benefitted through paddy procurement in KMS 2021
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has procured over 209.52 LMT of Paddy in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 in the procuring states or union territories, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday
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Centre writes to states again to ensure reduction in edible oil prices
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) will be meeting all states and Union Territories on Monday through video conferencing to review the action taken on the stock limit order on edible oil prices.
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Centre directs states to reduce prices of Edible Oils post import duty red
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday has directed the states to ensure that the prices of Edible Oils are brought down to commensurate levels in line with the import duty reductions.
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