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Government will launch legal metrology portal to ensure fair trade and con
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The government is developing the National Legal Metrology Portal (eMaap) to ensure fair trade and consumer protection by streamlining processes for issuing licenses, conducting verifications and managing enforcement and compliance.
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Over past two years, 533 consumer complaints filed under food and beverage
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A total of 533 customer complaints have been filed under the food and beverage category in the consumer commissions over the past two years, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, BL Verma said in a written reply on Tuesday in the Rajya Sa
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To address grievances of rice millers, Centre launches mobile app
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, launched the Grievance Redressal Portal of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for rice millers on Tuesday.
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"Modi govt strongly standing with farmers of Punjab": Union Minister Pralh
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi said on Sunday that the Modi government is strongly standing with the farmers of Punjab.
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Centre flags vans selling tomatoes at Rs 65 per kg in Delhi NCR
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a bid to alleviate rising tomato prices in the retail market, the Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Nidhi Khare flagged off National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) vans selling tomatoe
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FCI to install about 23,750 video cameras across 561 depots
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will install about 23,750 cameras across 561 FCI-owned depots, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement on Tuesday.
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FCI enhances its storage and transportation infrastructure under PPP in th
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has enhanced its storage and transportation infrastructure capability by developing six state-of-the-art silo projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in three states, enhancing, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribut
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Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato writes to Centre to investigate 'Mamata o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
West Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato wrote a letter to Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi requesting to investigate the price manipulation of onions in Bengal. In his letter, he stated that the onion prices in the state have been soaring because Chief M
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Department of Food and Public Distribution gears up for Special Campaign 4
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The activities are planned, in accordance with various parameters of this campaign, like liquidating pendency of various types of references, better record management, space management and overall cleanliness and beautification of the office premises, a press release stated.
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Ration scam case: ED raids multiple locations in West Bengal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out raids at several locations across West Bengal as part of its investigation into the Public Distribution System ration scam.
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Telangana govt to roll out fine rice scheme from January: Minister Uttam K
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Telangana Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday announced that fine rice would be distributed to all ration card holders across Telangana from January.
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Jan Poshan Kendras to provide better income to Fair Price Shop dealers: Un
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, launched pilot for transformation of 60 Fair Price Shops into Jan Poshan Kendra, according to an official press release.
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