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Govt aims to phase out plastic in packaging: Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Paswan holds meeting for alternatives to single-use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Paswan bans single-use plastic products in ministriy, PSUs
Updated : 6 years, 10 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, 10 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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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges Centre for immediate release of PDS subsidy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan urging the Centre for the immediate release of outstanding public distribution system (PDS) subsidy of Rs 2123 crore.
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National Consumer Helpline received over 10 lakh complaints in last 3 year
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Friday asserted that over 10 lakh complaints were received by it in last three years through National Consumer Helpline.
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Doing whatever is needed to be done: Paswan on Encephalitis outbreak
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that he is doing whatever needs to be done along with Health Minister and Chief Minister of Bihar to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbrea
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Punjab CM meets Union Min Paswan, discusses Rs 31000 cr food account loan
Updated : 7 years 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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Centre hikes MSP for sugar to Rs 31 per kg
Updated : 7 years, 4 months 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, 7 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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New Consumer Protection Bill likely to be introduced in ongoing Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 7 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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