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Uttarakhand: All shops of Public Distribution System to open for 3 hours f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced that all shops of the Public Distribution System will open for 3 hours ( i.e. from 7 am to 10 am) from May 14 till May 18.
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AP Police seize 10 tonnes of PDS rice being illegally transported to Tamil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Thursday seized ten tonnes of rice that was intended for public distribution being illegally transported to Tamil Nadu.
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About 65 pc more wheat procured during current Rabi season
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday informed that about 65 per cent more wheat procured during the current Rabi marketing season (RMS) in comparison to the corresponding period last year.
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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: Govt permits import of 17 medical devices with declarations afte
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The central government on Thursday permitted the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations required under the Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before sale amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
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DK Shivakumar targets Karnataka govt over PDS policy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Wednesday opposed Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's recent move to reduce rice and supplant it with ragi under Public Distribution System (PDS) policy.
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Rs 8,180 cr payment for wheat transferred directly into Punjab farmers' ac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): For the first time, farmers of Punjab have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop to the Government of India. About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred directly into Punjab farmers' account, the
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Centre's nod to Punjab to re-schedule wheat procurement period
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Saturday informed that the Central Government has given a nod to Punjab to reschedule the wheat procurement period.
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Paddy procurement up by 16.56 per cent in kharif season
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Paddy procurement has touched 658.61 lakh tonne in kharif marketing season (KMS) with an increase of 16.56 per cent compared to the corresponding last year so far, informed Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution here on Wednesday.
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Kharif paddy production increased by 15.91 pc in 2020-21
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The paddy procurement in the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 has increased by 15.91 per cent as compared to that of last year.
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Lab testing in India should be of world standards: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal has called for embarking on Mission 'one nation one standard' and make India the leader in setting global benchmarks in setting standards.
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Chhattisgarh CM meets Piyush Goel to demand increase of paddy procurement
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday met Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and demanded the increase in the permitted amount of 24 lakh metric tonnes of rice that can be procured under the central pool i
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