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Implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme by July 31: SC to States, UT
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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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Odisha CM announces Rs 1690 crore Covid assistance package for socially we
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a COVID package of Rs 1690.46 crore for the assistance of landless farmers, construction workers, urban poor, Tribal peoples, state food security beneficiaries, National Rural Employment Guarante
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Gene Editing- Tool to tackle climate change, achieve food security in Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI/PNN): There are about 688 million people undernourished in the world, of which 351 million - more than half -- live in the Asia- Pacific region.
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India to foster bilateral ties based on Kenya's 'Big Four Agenda'; Jaishan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 14 (ANI): Noting that Africa's priorities would continue to be the paramount factor in bilateral cooperation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday referred to the 'Big Four Agenda' of Kenya on manufacturing, affordable housing, universal health, and food
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One Nation One Ration Card aims to empower National Food Security Act migr
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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SC to pass order today on plea seeking to direct Centre, state govt's to e
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will pass the order today itself on the steps to be taken by Centre and state governments to ensure the migrant and stranded labourers get ration, food security and transportation to go back home.
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Centre supplies 5.88 LMT food grains for distribution to more than 80 cror
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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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COVID-19: Plea in SC to direct Centre to ensure ration, transport facility
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking directions to ensure that the migrant and stranded labourers get ration and food security and they are also able to travel back to their homes at nominal cost amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<
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More than 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries to be provided additional 80 LMTs of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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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Centre stops Delhi govt's doorstep delivery of ration scheme
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday stopped the doorstep delivery of ration scheme MMGGRY (Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana) of Delhi Government, scheduled to be launched on March 25.
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India remains strongly committed to cause of global food security: India's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): India remains strongly committed to the cause of global food security, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said on Thursday (local time).
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