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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, 4 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, 4 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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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, 7 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, 10 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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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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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, 9 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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