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SC gives States, UTs three months for providing ration cards to migrant la
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the states and union territories to provide within three months, the rations cards to migrant labourers registered on the 'e-shram' government portal so that they can avail of benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Nation Food Security Act provides coverage of 75 pc rural, 50 pc urban pop
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday informed, that under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), while Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households that constitute the poorest of the poor are legally entitled to receive 35 kg of foodg
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SC asks Centre about registered workers availing benefits under National F
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to apprise it out of 28.55 crores of registered workers, how many have rations cards and getting benefits of food under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Grain procurements in laggard states helped reduce wealth inequality: SBI
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Grain procurements from farmers in laggard states had a significant impact on reducing wealth inequality, said SBI Research in its latest Ecowrap report.
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Chhattisgarh CM urges PM Modi to include millet in food grains distributio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The year 2023 has been declared as 'International Millet Year' by the United Nations on the initiative of the Government of India.
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BJD demands resumtion of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Odisha
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Biju Janta Dal on Friday demanded the resumption of free food distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Odisha.
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Odisha govt to provide 5 kg rice free of cost for 1 yr under SFSS
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the distribution of five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) for the next one year.
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Over 80 crore people to get free foodgrains under Food Security Act
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Anurag Thakur said the central government will spend around Rs 2 lakh crore per year on this scheme.
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Sufficient food grain stocks in central pool to meet requirements: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement sa
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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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Calcutta HC declares 'Duare Ration' scheme illegal, against National Food
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 28 (ANI): Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declared West Bengal government's "Duare Ration" scheme as illegal and against the National Food Security Act.
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State Ranking Index for NFSA 2022: Odisha ranked No. 1 performing state in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Odisha has been ranked as the No. 1 performing state in the country by the Government of India, in their recently published 'State Ranking Index for NFSA' 2022-creating resilient food systems to optimize the delivery of benefits'.
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