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Quality, consumers to play crucial role in shaping markets, driving econom
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that quality is what today's customers are demanding and there can be no issue more important to consumers than quality.
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Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Piyush Goyal over 'plastic rice' rumour in Od
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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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'CM Mamta befooling people': Suvendu Adhikari in a letter to Piyush Goyal
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 16 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party MLA from Nandigram, West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday wrote a letter to the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal, indicting Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee of "befool
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Govt restores rice procurement in Telangana, says committed towards farmer
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The central government has decided to restore rice procurement operations in the central pool in the state of Telangana, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution told reporters.
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Odisha MP writes to Centre, seeks procurement of par-boiled rice
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): With a view to safeguarding the interests of Odisha farmers, Biju Janta Dal (BJD) Member of Parliament Amar Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal and urged him to intervene in the issue of
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Telangana govt protest against Centre's 'discriminatory' paddy procurement
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): To mark a protest against the Centre's discriminatory paddy procurement policy, Telangana Government has announced to stage Dharna in Delhi on Monday morning.
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'Some Telangana politicians misleading farmers': Piyush Goyal slams Telang
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal on Thursday assured farmers of Telangana that there is absolutely no discrimination among the farmers from different states and added that some politicians in Telangana are mislea
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Piyush Goyal inaugurates Packaged Drinking Water Testing Facility at NTH G
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Packaged Drinking Water Test Facility at the National Test House (NTH) in Ghaziabad on Sunday, said an official release.
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to Centre, seeks procurement of rice by FCI
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 28 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal and urged him to give permission as per the 'in-principle approval' for procurement of 26 lakh metric
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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Essential Commodities Act
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that allows the central government to regulate the supply of some food items only under extraordinary circumstances which may include war, famine, extraordinary price rise and natural calamity of grave nature.
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COVID-19 : Govt extends life insurance cover to over 1 lakh FCI employees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday announced that more than one lakh Food Corporation of India (FCI) employees, including 80 thousand workers, have been given life insurance cover for a period of 6 months starting March 24, in th
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Gold hallmarking made mandatory to ensure consumers are not cheated, says
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday held a presser regarding mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts in India for which notification will be issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs providing a period of one year f
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