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Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states for food subsidy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state governments for food subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and National Food Security Act (NFSA) during 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer
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Kerala HC stays State government order slashing bottled water price
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the Kerala Government's order reducing the price of bottled water in the state from Rs 20 to Rs 13, saying that the State has no power to regulate the price of drinking water under the Food Security Act.
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States cannot mitigate architecture of National Food Security Act: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that state governments cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act while implementing it.
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LG again refuses permission for Delhi's Door Step Ration Delivery, AAP sla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has lost all sense and morality and gone against a High Court order that permitted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to implement the doorstep delivery of ration scheme in New Delhi, AAP Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj on Saturday.
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Nearly 2.01 cr beneficiaries covered under NFSA in Chhattisgarh, says Cent
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Nearly 2.01 crore beneficiaries are covered under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Chhattisgarh, the Central government informed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Naveen Patnaik launches 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme in Odisha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 30 (ANI): Strengthening the Food Security System in the state, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday rolled out the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' (ONORC) program under which the National Food Security Act beneficiaries from other States can get ra
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278 LMT foodgrains allocated to 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries under PMGKAY:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): About 278 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) foodgrains have been allocated free of cost to approximately 80 crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of 7 months from May to November this
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Implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme by July 31: SC to States, UT
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that by July 31, 2021, all states and Union Territories must implement the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme that allows migrant labourers to get ration benefits from any part of the country, irrespective of the place
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Cabinet approves additional foodgrain allocation till November under PMGKY
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday approved further allocation of additional foodgrain to National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (Phase IV) till November.
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One Nation One Ration Card aims to empower National Food Security Act migr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) plan aims to empower all National Food Security Act (NFSA) migrant beneficiaries to access their foodgrains from any fair price shop anywhere in the country by using th
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Centre supplies 5.88 LMT food grains for distribution to more than 80 cror
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has begun to implement the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of 2 months-- May and June-- so that the poor and vulnerable beneficiaries under National Food Security
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More than 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries to be provided additional 80 LMTs of
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme announced by the Union government for the month of May and June, it has been decided to allocate free-of-cost food grains at the rate of 5 Kg per person per month to nearly 80 Crore benefici
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