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Paddy procurement for Kharif season going on smoothly: Centre
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Paddy procurement for the Kharif marketing season (KMS) 2020-21 is going on smoothly and the government continues to procure crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as was done in previous seasons, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Union Cabinet condoles Ram Vilas Paswan's demise, calls him 'voice of oppr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Friday condoled the demise of Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ramvilas Paswan on Friday and said that the nation has lost an eminent leader, a distinguished parliamentarian and an able administrator.
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Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution by President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday.
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23 pc more paddy procured than last year in Kharif marketing season: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): A total of 23 per cent more paddy has been procured so far than last year during Kharif marketing season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food and Public Distribution Department said on Wednesday.
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Instead of resolving mandi-MSP-PDS issues, PM is killing farmers: Rahul in
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], October 5 (ANI): Accepting that there are shortcomings in the mandi system, Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Minimum Support Price (MSP), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, instead of resolving them, is "killing
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Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh get additional borrowing permission of Rs 7,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance has granted additional borrowing permission to Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for successfully undertaking reforms in the public distribution system (PDS) and ease of doing business.
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Early procurement of Paddy, Rice in Haryana and Punjab in KMS 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The order for the commencement of procurement operations for paddy and rice in Haryana and Punjab have been issued on Saturday, said Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Essential Commodities Act
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Three arrested for illegally transporting 900 kgs of PDS rice in Nellore
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): In a recent incident, police officials of Podalakuru town in Nellore district, arrested three persons for illegally transporting 900 kgs of rice meant to be distributed under the Public Distribution System (PDS) on Sunday night, informed town s
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Telangana Police seizes 100 quintals of illegally procured PDS rice
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Warangal (Telangana) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): A haul of 100 quintals of illegally procured public distribution system (PDS) rice, being transported to Chhattisgarh and other states was seized at Warangal by Telangana Police on Wednesday.
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3 more states, UT linked to One Nation One Ration Card scheme
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday reviewed the progress of 'One Nation One Ration Card' plan.
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