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Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Piyush Goyal over 'plastic rice' rumour in Od
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Distribution Piyush Goyal seeking his investigation on rumours of 'plastic rice' distribution in Odisha and steps to create awareness on supply of fortified rice under Public Distribution System
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Fermenta Biotech Limited Commissions Fortified Rice Kernel Manufacturing F
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli, Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh. With this milestone, Fermenta has entered the rice fortific
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Fortified rice under public distribution completes one year, check how it
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): It has been almost one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi In his Independence Day address last year from the rampart of the Red Fort announced that rice supplied under all public distribution systems would be fortified by the year 2024.
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Centre sets target to distribute fortified rice in 291 districts by 2023
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Under the rice fortification programme, the Central Government is planning to distribute Fortified Rice through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in as many as 291 districts of the country by March 2023, the secretary of the Department of Food and Public
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Cabinet decision on fortified rice in line with endeavours to improve nutr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Cabinet's decision of fortified rice is in line with the government's endeavours to improve nutrition levels and further the welfare of Nari Shakti (women empowerment) as well as Yuva Shakti (youth empower
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Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice through Targeted Public Di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Cabinet has approved the distribution of fortified rice under government schemes, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Friday.
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Will eradicate malnutrition by distributing fortified rice among poor: GM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 22 (ANI): To eradicate the issue of malnutrition among people by 2024, fortified rice will be distributed to people through various schemes as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Mod from the Red Fort on Independence Day, General Manager (Region
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Centre spreads awareness among women in UP's Varanasi on nutrition, fortif
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) on Friday organized a one-day awareness programme among women on nutrition and fortified rice under "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
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Fortified rice will be provided to poor under various govt schemes by 2024
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): In a bid to end malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that by 2024, rice provided by various schemes of the government will be fortified.
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Distribution of Fortified Rice to commence from November 1 in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 15 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Government will start distributing Fortified Rice under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on State Foundation Day.
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