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Centre's Scheme For Pregnant Women Severely Underfunded: Sonia Gandhi In Rajya Sabha
Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has flagged a severe lack of funds for a government programme that aims to provide maternity benefits to pregnant women.
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"Ration For 81 Crore People Cut By Half": Congress's "New Year Gift" Dig At PM Modi
Jairam Ramesh says the Modi government is "falsely trumpeting" free 5 kg of grains under food security law as "a historic decision"
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Centre's Free Foodgrain Distribution Under Merged Scheme Begins Today
From January 1, the government will provide foodgrains free of cost to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.
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Over 80 Crore To Get Free Foodgrain For A Year In New Scheme
Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces
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Ashok Gehlot Welcomes Supreme Court's View On National Food Security Act
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's recent observation that it is the central government's duty to ensure that foodgrains reach the last man under the National Food Security Act.
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Opinion: Food Insecurity - The Story That Won't Make Prime Time News
As per reports in a few regional language newspapers (yes, they still have The Spine), the Union is proposing an increase in the prices of rice, wheat and cereals sold through the National Food Security Act by Rs.7 per kg for Priority Households.
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14 Lakh People In Bihar Not Getting Food Security Benefits, Says Union Minister
Bihar has the highest number of people not getting benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for want of ration cards, and the Centre has asked for their details to expeditiously provide them food, a much-needed relief during the lockdown, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.
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Sonia Gandhi Writes To Congress Chief Ministers Over Maternity Benefits
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to the chief ministers of the states where her party is in power, asking them to ensure that all pregnant women and lactating mothers receive a payment of at least Rs 6,000, as envisioned under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Odisha To Implement Own Food Security Act From October: Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that the state government would implement its own food security act from October 2 this year.
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Judges Can't Run Government, Ask For Miracles, Centre To Top Court
Judges cannot run a government and ask it to do "miracles", Attorney General K K Venugopal today told the Supreme Court while opposing fresh pleas being made by NGO 'Swaraj Abhiyan' in a PIL for relief measures in drought-hit states.
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Manipur Elections 2017: Congress Vows To Strive For Removal Of AFSPA If Voted Back To Power
Congress today reassured that it would urge the Centre to provide constitutional safeguards for the territorial integrity of Manipur and strive for removal of AFSPA from remaining part of the state, if voted back to power.
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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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NGOs Demand Maternity Benefit Act In The Unorganised Sector
Kolkata: Inordinate delays in making payments towards maternity entitlement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and insufficient budgetary allocation for the same have defeated the very objective of the scheme, civil society officials said. Section 4B of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides for a universal maternity entitlement o...
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With Kerala, Tamil Nadu on Board, Food Act Gets Pan-India Coverage
The Centre on Thursday said that the entire country has now come under the National Food Security Act sway as Kerala and Tamil Nadu too have come on board.
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Kerala Families Fear Subsidy Cuts As Centre Presses For Food Security Act
Many in the food deficit Kerala fear that implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) - which will replace the current Public Distribution System - will revoke their right to subsidised food grains.
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Centre's Scheme For Pregnant Women Severely Underfunded: Sonia Gandhi In Rajya Sabha
Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has flagged a severe lack of funds for a government programme that aims to provide maternity benefits to pregnant women.
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"Ration For 81 Crore People Cut By Half": Congress's "New Year Gift" Dig At PM Modi
Jairam Ramesh says the Modi government is "falsely trumpeting" free 5 kg of grains under food security law as "a historic decision"
-
Centre's Free Foodgrain Distribution Under Merged Scheme Begins Today
From January 1, the government will provide foodgrains free of cost to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.
-
Over 80 Crore To Get Free Foodgrain For A Year In New Scheme
Union Cabinet decides to merge the scheme started during Covid with the National Food Security Act till December 2023, Piyush Goyal announces
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Ashok Gehlot Welcomes Supreme Court's View On National Food Security Act
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's recent observation that it is the central government's duty to ensure that foodgrains reach the last man under the National Food Security Act.
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Opinion: Food Insecurity - The Story That Won't Make Prime Time News
As per reports in a few regional language newspapers (yes, they still have The Spine), the Union is proposing an increase in the prices of rice, wheat and cereals sold through the National Food Security Act by Rs.7 per kg for Priority Households.
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14 Lakh People In Bihar Not Getting Food Security Benefits, Says Union Minister
Bihar has the highest number of people not getting benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for want of ration cards, and the Centre has asked for their details to expeditiously provide them food, a much-needed relief during the lockdown, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.
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Sonia Gandhi Writes To Congress Chief Ministers Over Maternity Benefits
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to the chief ministers of the states where her party is in power, asking them to ensure that all pregnant women and lactating mothers receive a payment of at least Rs 6,000, as envisioned under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Odisha To Implement Own Food Security Act From October: Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that the state government would implement its own food security act from October 2 this year.
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Judges Can't Run Government, Ask For Miracles, Centre To Top Court
Judges cannot run a government and ask it to do "miracles", Attorney General K K Venugopal today told the Supreme Court while opposing fresh pleas being made by NGO 'Swaraj Abhiyan' in a PIL for relief measures in drought-hit states.
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Manipur Elections 2017: Congress Vows To Strive For Removal Of AFSPA If Voted Back To Power
Congress today reassured that it would urge the Centre to provide constitutional safeguards for the territorial integrity of Manipur and strive for removal of AFSPA from remaining part of the state, if voted back to power.
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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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NGOs Demand Maternity Benefit Act In The Unorganised Sector
Kolkata: Inordinate delays in making payments towards maternity entitlement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and insufficient budgetary allocation for the same have defeated the very objective of the scheme, civil society officials said. Section 4B of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides for a universal maternity entitlement o...
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With Kerala, Tamil Nadu on Board, Food Act Gets Pan-India Coverage
The Centre on Thursday said that the entire country has now come under the National Food Security Act sway as Kerala and Tamil Nadu too have come on board.
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Kerala Families Fear Subsidy Cuts As Centre Presses For Food Security Act
Many in the food deficit Kerala fear that implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) - which will replace the current Public Distribution System - will revoke their right to subsidised food grains.
