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Nation Food Security Act provides coverage of 75 pc rural, 50 pc urban pop
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday informed, that under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), while Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households that constitute the poorest of the poor are legally entitled to receive 35 kg of foodg
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SC asks Centre about registered workers availing benefits under National F
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to apprise it out of 28.55 crores of registered workers, how many have rations cards and getting benefits of food under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Centre rolls out new integrated food security scheme for 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Under the scheme, the government will provide free foodgrains to all NFSA beneficiaries namely Antyodaya Ann Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Household (PHH) persons for one year through the wide network of 5.33 lakh fair price shops across the country, according to the statement of the
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Over 80 crore people to get free foodgrains under Food Security Act
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Anurag Thakur said the central government will spend around Rs 2 lakh crore per year on this scheme.
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Sufficient food grain stocks in central pool to meet requirements: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 3 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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State Ranking Index for NFSA 2022: Odisha ranked No. 1 performing state in
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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One Nation One Ration Card scheme implemented in all 36 states, UTs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Assam too has implemented the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.
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Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states for food subsidy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Cabinet extends PM-GKAY for 6 months till September 2022
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Saturday extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme for another six months - till September 2022 - with each beneficiary eligible to get an additional 5 kg free ration per month in addition to normal quota
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About 759 lakh MT food grains provided to states, UTs under PMGKAY so far:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution allocated about 759 lakh MT foodgrains to states and union territories so far for distribution to around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
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Odisha CM writes to PM, urges him to consider extension of additional allo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 21 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider an extension of additional allocation of rice at least for next eight months under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for
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Amit Shah inaugurates transit campus of National Forensic Sciences Univers
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ponda (Goa) [India], October 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated the transit campus of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU ) at Curti in Ponda, Goa.
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