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At Ration Shop In Madhya Pradesh, Dead Get Food But The Living Struggle
An alleged ration scam has come to light at a distribution centre in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in which a man who has been dead for seven years has been getting foodgrain but another, who is alive, has been struggling to do so for eight years.
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Woman Official Paraded With Garland Of Slippers For "Not Giving" Ration
A woman Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer was paraded in a village with a garland of slippers around her neck by a mob in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said.
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Anna Bhagya Scheme: Karnataka Government To Give Cash Instead Of Rice
As the Karnataka government is facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice, it has decided that instead of providing 5 kg additional rice to beneficiaries as promised under the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, it would give cash at the rate of Rs 34
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Tamil Nadu’s PDS Data Allegedly Breached, Aadhaar Number of Nearly 50 Lakh People Leaked Online: Cyber-Security Firm TechniSanct
Tamil Nadu’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was allegedly breached and data that included personal information of close to 50 lakh users was uploaded on a hacker forum, according to Bengaluru-based cyber-security startup TechniSanct.
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Unable To Get Foodgrain From Ration Shop, Tribal Woman Returns Bravery Award
A tribal woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, recipient of a national bravery award for children, on Wednesday returned the honour because her family could not get ration at Public Distribution System (PDS) shops.
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Madhya Pradesh Foodgrain Crackdown Faces "Selective Action" Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a crackdown after the Prime Minister's Office sought a report on allegations that poor quality rice was sent to the state's tribal heartland via a compromised public distribution system amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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7 Charged In Rs 50 Crore Public Distribution System Fraud In Madhya Pradesh
Irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 crore have been unearthed in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Indore's Mhow tehsil and seven people have been charged so far, a senior official said on Saturday.
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"Suitable For Goats, Sheep": Centre To Madhya Pradesh On Grains For Poor
During the coronavirus lockdown, the centre and the state governments made promises of giving food grains to the poor for free. However, there was little information about the nutritional value or quality. Now, the answer to the question of quality has come from the centre, at least for Madhya Pradesh's public distribution system (PDS). The ration ...
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Delhi Government Distributes Almost 100% Ration Allocation For April
The Delhi government's Food and Supplies Department has already distributed almost 100 percent of the entitled allocation for April among public distribution system beneficiaries to help them meet their requirements during the lockdown, an official statement said today.
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Centre Gives Deadline For Implementing "One Nation, One Ration Card"
The centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020 to roll out the ''one nation, one ration card'' system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country.
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In Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Calls For Surveillance On Public Distribution System
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today called for a surveillance system with increased public involvement in monitoring the public distribution system (PDS) in the state.
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Delhi High Court Comes To Aid Of Slum Dwellers Having No Aadhaar Cards
The Delhi High Court today appointed a local commissioner to inspect South Delhi slums where people are facing difficulty in getting subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS) due to lack of Aadhaar cards.
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High Court Seeks Delhi Government's Reply To Stop Overloaded Trucks
A plea seeking directions to stop plying of "overloaded" trucks, registered outside Delhi, from supplying food grains to the Public Distribution System or PDS shops in the capital, led the Delhi High Court today to seek responses of Food Corporation of India and the Delhi government.
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Telangana To Automate Ration Shops, Install CCTVs In Godowns
Fair Price Shops are proposed to be fully automated with ePOS (electronic point of sale) machines in Telangana, where plans are also afoot to install CCTVs in godowns, as the government looks to improve the public distribution system.
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Biometrics To Help Maharashtra Plug Leaks In Public Distribution System
Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Girish Mahajan has said that after implementation of the biometric system in Public Distribution System, fair price shops in the state would be allowed to sell some more items and their commission would also be hiked.
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At Ration Shop In Madhya Pradesh, Dead Get Food But The Living Struggle
An alleged ration scam has come to light at a distribution centre in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in which a man who has been dead for seven years has been getting foodgrain but another, who is alive, has been struggling to do so for eight years.
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Woman Official Paraded With Garland Of Slippers For "Not Giving" Ration
A woman Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer was paraded in a village with a garland of slippers around her neck by a mob in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said.
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Anna Bhagya Scheme: Karnataka Government To Give Cash Instead Of Rice
As the Karnataka government is facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice, it has decided that instead of providing 5 kg additional rice to beneficiaries as promised under the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, it would give cash at the rate of Rs 34
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Tamil Nadu’s PDS Data Allegedly Breached, Aadhaar Number of Nearly 50 Lakh People Leaked Online: Cyber-Security Firm TechniSanct
Tamil Nadu’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was allegedly breached and data that included personal information of close to 50 lakh users was uploaded on a hacker forum, according to Bengaluru-based cyber-security startup TechniSanct.
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Unable To Get Foodgrain From Ration Shop, Tribal Woman Returns Bravery Award
A tribal woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, recipient of a national bravery award for children, on Wednesday returned the honour because her family could not get ration at Public Distribution System (PDS) shops.
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Madhya Pradesh Foodgrain Crackdown Faces "Selective Action" Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a crackdown after the Prime Minister's Office sought a report on allegations that poor quality rice was sent to the state's tribal heartland via a compromised public distribution system amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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7 Charged In Rs 50 Crore Public Distribution System Fraud In Madhya Pradesh
Irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 crore have been unearthed in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Indore's Mhow tehsil and seven people have been charged so far, a senior official said on Saturday.
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"Suitable For Goats, Sheep": Centre To Madhya Pradesh On Grains For Poor
During the coronavirus lockdown, the centre and the state governments made promises of giving food grains to the poor for free. However, there was little information about the nutritional value or quality. Now, the answer to the question of quality has come from the centre, at least for Madhya Pradesh's public distribution system (PDS). The ration ...
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Delhi Government Distributes Almost 100% Ration Allocation For April
The Delhi government's Food and Supplies Department has already distributed almost 100 percent of the entitled allocation for April among public distribution system beneficiaries to help them meet their requirements during the lockdown, an official statement said today.
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Centre Gives Deadline For Implementing "One Nation, One Ration Card"
The centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020 to roll out the ''one nation, one ration card'' system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country.
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In Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Calls For Surveillance On Public Distribution System
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today called for a surveillance system with increased public involvement in monitoring the public distribution system (PDS) in the state.
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Delhi High Court Comes To Aid Of Slum Dwellers Having No Aadhaar Cards
The Delhi High Court today appointed a local commissioner to inspect South Delhi slums where people are facing difficulty in getting subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS) due to lack of Aadhaar cards.
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High Court Seeks Delhi Government's Reply To Stop Overloaded Trucks
A plea seeking directions to stop plying of "overloaded" trucks, registered outside Delhi, from supplying food grains to the Public Distribution System or PDS shops in the capital, led the Delhi High Court today to seek responses of Food Corporation of India and the Delhi government.
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Telangana To Automate Ration Shops, Install CCTVs In Godowns
Fair Price Shops are proposed to be fully automated with ePOS (electronic point of sale) machines in Telangana, where plans are also afoot to install CCTVs in godowns, as the government looks to improve the public distribution system.
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Biometrics To Help Maharashtra Plug Leaks In Public Distribution System
Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Girish Mahajan has said that after implementation of the biometric system in Public Distribution System, fair price shops in the state would be allowed to sell some more items and their commission would also be hiked.
