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Govt caution restaurants on forced levy of 'service charges' on consumers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Restaurants cannot force consumers to pay 'service charge' as it is a voluntary payment depending on the discretion of consumers, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Monday.
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Centre allows Telangana to deposit 6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice wi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The central government has allowed Telangana to deposit 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Saturday.
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Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states for food subsidy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state governments for food subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and National Food Security Act (NFSA) during 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer
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Amid soaring edible oil prices Centre holds meeting with states, UTs to cu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Amid soaring prices of edible oil the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Wednesday that it has held a meeting with all States and Union Territories (UTs) to discuss the implementation of the measures to curtail any unfair
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Centre imposes stock limit on edible oils upto June to curb hoardings
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday it has imposed a stock limit on edible oils and oilseeds upto June 30, 2022, with an objective to "cool down" the prices of edible oil in the country.
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About 18.17 lakh farmers receive MSP benefit worth over Rs 57,000 cr in on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As the paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, as was done in previous years, about 18.17 lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore, i
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FCI records all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has recorded an all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT, recording an 11 per cent increase over last year's procurement, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on W
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Nearly 11.57 lakh farmers benefitted through paddy procurement in KMS 2021
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has procured over 209.52 LMT of Paddy in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 in the procuring states or union territories, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday
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Centre amends Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for enhanc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has omitted Rule 5 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), Rules 2011 defining the Schedule II prescribing the pack sizes of various types of commod
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Standing Committee on Food selects 20 subjects for examination, scrutiny
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on Wednesday selected 20 subjects of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for examination and scrutiny for the financial year 2021-22.
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Centre urges consumers to buy only hallmarked jewellery this Diwali
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali and on the occasion of Dhanteras, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution requested all consumers to ensure that they buy hallmarked je
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Centre invites applications for 3 vacant posts in NCDRC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has invited applications to fill three existing vacancies for the post of members in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
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