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Assam CM presents cheques to 37,833 beneficiaries under Mukhya Mantri Mahi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As a part of the State government's move to empower women in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday presented cheques worth Rs. 10,000 each to 37,833 women beneficiaries under Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA) for Raha Legislative Assembly Constituency at a functi
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Assam CM launches scheme to provide subsidized Masur Dal, sugar and salt t
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a new scheme to provide Masur Dal, sugar and salt to families covered under the National Food Security Act at prices lower than the market rate in a programme held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
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India Needs to Rebuild Rural Systems for Long-Term Food Security: Action f
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 15: India's path to lasting food security lies not in short-term relief or emergency distribution, but in rebuilding the rural systems that quietly sustain it - water, soil, and community enterprise. True stability begins when smallholder farmers have
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"Revolutionary legislation": Congress' Jairam Ramesh on 20 years of RTI Ac
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Congress MP was addressing a press conference in the national capital, where he stated that the UPA government brought several other revolutionary legislations apart from the RTI bill during the 2004 and 2014 periods.
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: Gujarat govt provides free food g
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central Government has launched several welfare schemes to uplift the poor and underprivileged. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched five years ago and has been a lifeline for Antyoday families, the Chief Mini
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SC seeks residence details of Rohingya refugees on PIL for public schools,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing PIL seeking grant of school admissions and government benefits to Rohingya refugees, sought details regarding the proof of their residence.
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Assam CM launches first phase of distributing new ration cards under NFSA
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the first phase of distributing new ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) across 49 new legislative assembly constituencies at an event held at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati.
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Assam to ensure free food grains to over 2.5 crore people by 2025: Himanta
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa stated that the entire process of inducting the new beneficiaries will be completed by November.
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Assam CM meets MPs, legislators to discuss Orunodoi 3.0, National Food Sec
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged all MPs from the state, his cabinet colleagues, and the Deputy Commissioners of all districts to provide suggestions to ensure the successful implementation of Orunodoi 3.0 and National Food Security Act (NFS).
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Govt can collect caste-wise data of OBCs by adding extra column in census
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"India has been conducting a Census regularly every ten years. The last such Census was due in 2021. The continuing failure to conduct this 2021 Census has meant that vital information necessary for economic planning and for social justice programmes has not been collected. As a result, for
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Supreme Court directs governments to issue ration cards to migrants/unorga
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated state governments to issue ration cards within four weeks to migrant or unorganised sector workers registered on the e-shram portal.
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Can't direct states, UTs to implement concept of Community Kitchens: SC
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Observing that the legality of the policy, and not the wisdom or soundness of the policy, would be the subject of judicial review, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that it can't direct states and union territories to implement the concept of community kitchens and left it open for the a
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