Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Thursday visited landslide-affected areas of Kuklah and urged the state Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to arrange rations for the people living in these areas.
The Indian Army, stationed at Tian, Naushera launched a swift and well-coordinated rescue operation to save lives after a civil truck transporting essential rations slipped and fell into the Naushera Tawi River while en route from Rajouri to Jammu, an official release said.
According to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) around 25,000 people were affected directly or indirectly by the flood and their livestock are living in extreme conditions at the relief camps without proper sanitation facilities and food.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the states and union territories to provide within three months, the rations cards to migrant labourers registered on the 'e-shram' government portal so that they can avail of benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
Addressing the people in Kaushambi during the event, CM Yogi said, "The government of India is giving free rations to 80 crore people for the last three years, whereas people in Pakistan are struggling for food. Today, the world is looking up to India."
With a view of promoting the consumption of millets in light of the UN declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has steered the introduction of Millets Flour in the rations of soldiers, an official statement said on Wednesday.
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).
While speaking at a conference in New Delhi on Thursday, He said, "Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's One Nation-One Ration Card scheme, there are machines installed in 5 lakh fair price shops across the country. From this huge network of fair price shops, the common people are getting the
Sindh [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): Floods that devastated parts of Pakistan have left thousands in despair, however, it has added to the miseries of the already marginalized people of Sindh.
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