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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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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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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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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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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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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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Akhilesh Yadav Distributes Ration Cards Bearing His Photo, Opposition Objects
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a programme for distributing new ration cards bearing his photograph and name, which rival parties dubbed as a "cheap political gimmick" in view of the Assembly polls due next year.
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On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
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States Don't Give Food Subsidy, Centre Does: Ram Vilas Paswan
State governments like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have contributed nothing to implement the National Food Security Act and yet try to claim credit for the scheme, union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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In Jammu And Kashmir, 'Allah Duhai Hai' Is Father Of Five On Ration Card
A fictitious consumer has filled popular phrases and songs from Bollywood movies in the details for his ration card for getting subsidised ration under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Tangdhar Villagers Try To Cross Line Of Control To Protest Against Food Security Act
The implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) has caused an unprecedented security situation near the Line of Control in Kashmir as thousands tried to cross the LOC in Tangdhar sector to seek help from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on food security.
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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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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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.
-
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.
-
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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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.
-
Akhilesh Yadav Distributes Ration Cards Bearing His Photo, Opposition Objects
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a programme for distributing new ration cards bearing his photograph and name, which rival parties dubbed as a "cheap political gimmick" in view of the Assembly polls due next year.
-
On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
-
States Don't Give Food Subsidy, Centre Does: Ram Vilas Paswan
State governments like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have contributed nothing to implement the National Food Security Act and yet try to claim credit for the scheme, union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
-
In Jammu And Kashmir, 'Allah Duhai Hai' Is Father Of Five On Ration Card
A fictitious consumer has filled popular phrases and songs from Bollywood movies in the details for his ration card for getting subsidised ration under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Tangdhar Villagers Try To Cross Line Of Control To Protest Against Food Security Act
The implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) has caused an unprecedented security situation near the Line of Control in Kashmir as thousands tried to cross the LOC in Tangdhar sector to seek help from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on food security.
