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Distribution of free foodgrains can be completed by Aug 31 under Atma Nirb
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said that states and UTs can complete distribution of remaining free foodgrains and whole gram allocated under Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme by August 31, 2020.
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Paswan reviews FCI's food grain distribution and procurement
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday chaired a review meeting with the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) Zonal Executive Directors and Regional General Managers on the distribution and procurement of
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Government to ensure free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant workers: Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that government will ensure availability of free foodgrains and pulses to eight crore migrant labourers and their families who are not covered under National F
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Can't open Pandora's box, says Paswan on Rahul Gandhi's suggestion of food
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday categorically stated that public distribution system cannot be extended to those outside it as it would be akin to opening a Pandora's box.
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Offloading surplus stock at high prices to NGOs is shocking, unethical: CP
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Brinda Karat has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, objecting to offloading surplus stock at high prices.
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Hallmarking mandatory for gold jewellery beginning Jan 2021: Ram Vilas Pas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that the Centre will make hallmarking compulsory for gold jewellery beginning January 15, 2021.
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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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Doing whatever is needed to be done: Paswan on Encephalitis outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that he is doing whatever needs to be done along with Health Minister and Chief Minister of Bihar to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbrea
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Punjab CM meets Union Min Paswan, discusses Rs 31000 cr food account loan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan to discuss Rs 31000 crore food account loan issue.
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Work on steel silos in FCI will be expedited: Ramvilas Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan on Friday said the work on steel silos in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) would be expedited to take care of growing storage needs.
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Punjab CM writes to Centre, seeks to revise paddy driage
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, seeking to revise paddy driage at two per cent from one per cent of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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New Consumer Protection Bill likely to be introduced in ongoing Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, on Thursday said that the new Consumer Protection Bill has been approved by the cabinet and is likely to be introduced in the present session of parliament.
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