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'One nation, one ration card' implemented in 12 states: Ram Vilas Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said that the 'one nation, one ration card' facility has been started in 12 states in the country on the first day of the new year.
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Centre attributes spike in onion price to late sowing, decrease in crop ar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Dadarao Danve on Tuesday explained the reasons behind the rise in onion price.
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Criminal complaint against Ram Vilas Paswan over onion price in Bihar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A criminal complaint has been filed against Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for allegedly misleading people over rising onion price.
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LS Speaker raps Union Minister for not being attentive, asks him to listen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday pulled up Union Minister for State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Patil Danve for not paying due attention to a query posed to him in the Question Hour.
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Quality of water is tested by BIS, not by me: Union Minister Paswan tells
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said the quality of water is tested by a reputed institution, and not by him.
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Winter Session of Parliament: Quality of tap water in Delhi will be checke
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The quality of supply water in the national capital will be checked, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh: Vigilance Dept officials seize nearly 30 tonnes of smuggle
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Officials of the Vigilance Department in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday seized a lorry and an auto carrying nearly 580 bags of rice, meant for distribution under the public distribution system (PDS).
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Crop loss due to floods behind rising onion prices, relief by Nov end: Ram
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said the loss of crops due to floods led to a demand and supply gap and rise in onion prices in the country.
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Centre has adequate stock of onion, ready to provide it to states: Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Amid onion prices skyrocketing across the country, Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said that the Centre has adequate stock of onion and is ready to provide it to states as per their requirements.
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Chhattisgarh CM demands Paswan to increase rice procurement limit under ce
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday met Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan demanding increase of state's rice procurement limit under the central pool.
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There should be 'one nation, one standard', says Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 25 (ANI): Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan held a review meeting on BIS laboratory activities here on Tuesday and said there should be 'One Nation, One Standard' and coordination between BIS and other labs.
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Centre ready to provide buffer stock to states to check rise in onion pric
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Amid reports of onion prices touching Rs 60 per kg in several parts of the country, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said the Centre is ready to provide buffer stock of onion to the states to check price rise.
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