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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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Our Culture To Ensure Nobody Goes To Sleep Empty Stomach: Supreme Court
It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reach the last man.
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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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Dearness Allowance Hiked By 3% For Government Employees In Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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To Aid Poor, Centre Extends 5 Kg Free Foodgrains Scheme Till March 2022
In a bid to support the poor recovering from the COVID-19 shock, the Centre decided to further extend the free supply of 5 kg foodgrains per month for 4 months till March 2022, a decision that will cost an additional Rs 53,344 crore.
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Centre Opposes Delhi Government's Ration Delivery Scheme In High Court
The Centre Monday opposed the Delhi government's Doorstep Delivery of Ration Scheme while submitting before the Delhi High Court that the State cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) while implementing it.
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55 Crore Beneficiaries Received Foodgrains In May Under Central Scheme
As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received foodgrains in May and around 2.6 crore beneficiaries in June under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-III, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, on Thursday.
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Centre Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Most Vulnerable, Poor People
The Centre has issued an advisory to all states and UTs to identify and issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of society to ensure their coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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No Name For Doorstep Ration Scheme: Arvind Kejriwal On Centre's Objection
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pleaded with the Centre not to impede his government's attempts to ensure that the people get their monthly ration at their doorsteps. He said his administration's sole aim was to neutralise the mafia that operates in the city through this innovative scheme and he himself did not want any credit from it. T...
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Arvind Kejriwal's Ration-At-Doorstep Plan Hits Wall As Centre Writes Back
Arvind Kejriwal's ration-at-doorstep plan has hit a roadblock just days before its launch, with the centre saying subsidized foodgrain allotted to Delhi under the national Food Security Act cannot be used for this scheme. "The department will have no objection if a separate scheme is made by the (Delhi) government without mixing the elements of the...
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Tortured, Denied Food, Water In Mathura Jail: Kafeel Khan To UN Human Rights Experts
In a letter to a group of UN human rights experts, paediatrician Kafeel Khan has alleged that he was "tortured" in the Mathura jail, where he was lodged after being charged under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering provocative speeches in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the anti-CAA stir in December 2019.
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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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Our Culture To Ensure Nobody Goes To Sleep Empty Stomach: Supreme Court
It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reach the last man.
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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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Dearness Allowance Hiked By 3% For Government Employees In Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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To Aid Poor, Centre Extends 5 Kg Free Foodgrains Scheme Till March 2022
In a bid to support the poor recovering from the COVID-19 shock, the Centre decided to further extend the free supply of 5 kg foodgrains per month for 4 months till March 2022, a decision that will cost an additional Rs 53,344 crore.
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Centre Opposes Delhi Government's Ration Delivery Scheme In High Court
The Centre Monday opposed the Delhi government's Doorstep Delivery of Ration Scheme while submitting before the Delhi High Court that the State cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) while implementing it.
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55 Crore Beneficiaries Received Foodgrains In May Under Central Scheme
As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received foodgrains in May and around 2.6 crore beneficiaries in June under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-III, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, on Thursday.
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Centre Asks States To Issue Ration Cards To Most Vulnerable, Poor People
The Centre has issued an advisory to all states and UTs to identify and issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of society to ensure their coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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No Name For Doorstep Ration Scheme: Arvind Kejriwal On Centre's Objection
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pleaded with the Centre not to impede his government's attempts to ensure that the people get their monthly ration at their doorsteps. He said his administration's sole aim was to neutralise the mafia that operates in the city through this innovative scheme and he himself did not want any credit from it. T...
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Arvind Kejriwal's Ration-At-Doorstep Plan Hits Wall As Centre Writes Back
Arvind Kejriwal's ration-at-doorstep plan has hit a roadblock just days before its launch, with the centre saying subsidized foodgrain allotted to Delhi under the national Food Security Act cannot be used for this scheme. "The department will have no objection if a separate scheme is made by the (Delhi) government without mixing the elements of the...
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Tortured, Denied Food, Water In Mathura Jail: Kafeel Khan To UN Human Rights Experts
In a letter to a group of UN human rights experts, paediatrician Kafeel Khan has alleged that he was "tortured" in the Mathura jail, where he was lodged after being charged under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering provocative speeches in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the anti-CAA stir in December 2019.
