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Cabinet Extends Free Grain Distribution To 81.35 Crore Poor For 5 Years
With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kgs of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about Rs 11.80 lakh crore.
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5 Popular Millets You Should Start Stocking In Your Kitchen Pantry
Some Indian millets deserve a constant place in our kitchen and diet.
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Government Likely To Extend Free Food Program By Three Months: Report
India will likely extend by three months its free food grains program that covers the majority of the nation's population and costs more than $18 billion annually, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Centre Dismisses Food Security Fears Over Ethanol Plan
Dismissing fears that the Ethanol Plan would affect food security, the Centre said that meeting the foodgrain demand will always remain its first priority, but allowing alternative use of rice and maize will help to bring price stability for farmers.
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India Gets Its First 'Grain ATM' In Gurgaon; Internet Lauds
The 'Grain ATM' can dispense up to 70kg grains within five to seven minutes, informed Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.
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Protect Food Grains Lying In Open: High Court To Madhya Pradesh
The state government has been asked to immediately survey all districts to find out the places where the procured food grains are lying in the open, and take steps to protect them from rains.
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"Cabinet Decision On Urban Migrants, Poor To Bring Positive Change": PM Modi
The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday for urban migrants and the poor will bring a positive change in the lives of many people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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Northern Railways Moves 62.5 Lakh Tonne Food Grains To 18 Deficient States In 2 Months
To ensure enhanced availability of Public Distribution System (PDS) food grains reach the ration shops all across India in time, Northern Railways has moved a total of 2,218 rakes carrying about 62.47 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat and rice to 18 deficient states during the period April 1 to June 8.
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Free Food Grain Supply To Migrants For Next 2 Months: Nirmala Sitharaman
Migrants will be given free food grain supply for the next two months, the government announced today, in the second tranche of announcements on the mega economic package to tide over the coronavirus crisis.
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Ajit Pawar Asks Maharashtra Ministers To Ensure Smooth Supply Of Food Grains
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today asked all guardian ministers to ensure smooth distribution of food grains to the poor during the COVID-19 lockdown so that the government is not defamed unnecessarily.
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Coronavirus: Over 22 Lakh Metric Tonnes Of Food Grains Taken By States So Far
More than 22 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains have so far been lifted by states and Union Territories from the Food Corporation of India godowns for distribution among people during the lockdown imposed in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior home ministry official said on Tuesday.
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J&K Anti-Corruption Body Charges 3 Government Officers In Food Grain Scam
Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday filed a chargesheet against seven people, including three government officials, for allegedly misappropriating subsidised food grains which led to a loss of over Rs 27 lakh to the exchequer, an official said.
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Centre Won't Hike PDS Foodgrain Prices For Another Year: Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
The government today decided not to hike prices of foodgrains sold under the Food Law via ration shops for one more year. Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which was passed in 2013 during the previous UPA regime, there is a provision for revision of the issue prices of foodgrains every three years.
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Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
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Gujarat Becomes First State To Establish Cashless System
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today congratulated Gujarat on becoming the first state in the country for establishing cashless distribution of food grain.
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Cabinet Extends Free Grain Distribution To 81.35 Crore Poor For 5 Years
With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kgs of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about Rs 11.80 lakh crore.
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5 Popular Millets You Should Start Stocking In Your Kitchen Pantry
Some Indian millets deserve a constant place in our kitchen and diet.
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Government Likely To Extend Free Food Program By Three Months: Report
India will likely extend by three months its free food grains program that covers the majority of the nation's population and costs more than $18 billion annually, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Centre Dismisses Food Security Fears Over Ethanol Plan
Dismissing fears that the Ethanol Plan would affect food security, the Centre said that meeting the foodgrain demand will always remain its first priority, but allowing alternative use of rice and maize will help to bring price stability for farmers.
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India Gets Its First 'Grain ATM' In Gurgaon; Internet Lauds
The 'Grain ATM' can dispense up to 70kg grains within five to seven minutes, informed Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.
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Protect Food Grains Lying In Open: High Court To Madhya Pradesh
The state government has been asked to immediately survey all districts to find out the places where the procured food grains are lying in the open, and take steps to protect them from rains.
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"Cabinet Decision On Urban Migrants, Poor To Bring Positive Change": PM Modi
The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday for urban migrants and the poor will bring a positive change in the lives of many people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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Northern Railways Moves 62.5 Lakh Tonne Food Grains To 18 Deficient States In 2 Months
To ensure enhanced availability of Public Distribution System (PDS) food grains reach the ration shops all across India in time, Northern Railways has moved a total of 2,218 rakes carrying about 62.47 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat and rice to 18 deficient states during the period April 1 to June 8.
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Free Food Grain Supply To Migrants For Next 2 Months: Nirmala Sitharaman
Migrants will be given free food grain supply for the next two months, the government announced today, in the second tranche of announcements on the mega economic package to tide over the coronavirus crisis.
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Ajit Pawar Asks Maharashtra Ministers To Ensure Smooth Supply Of Food Grains
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today asked all guardian ministers to ensure smooth distribution of food grains to the poor during the COVID-19 lockdown so that the government is not defamed unnecessarily.
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Coronavirus: Over 22 Lakh Metric Tonnes Of Food Grains Taken By States So Far
More than 22 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains have so far been lifted by states and Union Territories from the Food Corporation of India godowns for distribution among people during the lockdown imposed in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior home ministry official said on Tuesday.
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J&K Anti-Corruption Body Charges 3 Government Officers In Food Grain Scam
Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday filed a chargesheet against seven people, including three government officials, for allegedly misappropriating subsidised food grains which led to a loss of over Rs 27 lakh to the exchequer, an official said.
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Centre Won't Hike PDS Foodgrain Prices For Another Year: Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
The government today decided not to hike prices of foodgrains sold under the Food Law via ration shops for one more year. Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which was passed in 2013 during the previous UPA regime, there is a provision for revision of the issue prices of foodgrains every three years.
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Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
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Gujarat Becomes First State To Establish Cashless System
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today congratulated Gujarat on becoming the first state in the country for establishing cashless distribution of food grain.
