Ration Shop

Madhya Pradesh Child Allegedly Drinks Insecticide Due To Hunger, Critical

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

A tribal child in Madhya Pradesh''s Ratlam district reportedly consumed insecticide out of hunger, prompting the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to set up an inquiry into the matter.

UP Government Admits PDS Scam. Rs 30-Crore Worth Grain Diverted

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday August 30, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh government has admitted that a scam worth crores, in which food grain meant for the poor, under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) was being diverted to the open market by ration shop owners and officials

On Panchayat Order, Rape Survivor, Family Denied Haircut, Doctor, Grocery

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from ANI) | Friday May 11, 2018

For months now, a young woman, who was allegedly raped last year, and her family in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district have not been able to buy vegetables or get groceries from the ration shop in their village. When the young woman's relative went to a doctor, he refused to treat. When a family member went fora haircut, the barber refused. The local...

'Ration From Anywhere' In Telangana From Tomorrow

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 31, 2018

The Telangana Civil Supplies Department will implement 'Ration from Anywhere' from tomorrow, allowing some 2.75 crore beneficiaries in the state to pick up government subsidised grains from any of the state's 17,000 ration shops under the public distribution system (PDS).

2 Gujarat Ration Shop Owners Cheated Aadhaar Security, Stole Grain: Cops

Surat News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 3, 2018

Two owners of government-funded ration shops were arrested by the police in Gujarat's Surat for allegedly pilfering subsidised foodgrain by using hacked software and unauthorised biometric Aadhaar data of beneficiaries.

NDTV Investigation: 26,000 Lose Access To Food After Delhi Aadhaar Move

Delhi News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Sunday January 28, 2018

For 40-year-old Maya Devi's family in Delhi, survival has become a struggle as she has not been able to get ration for the month of January. The fingerprints of all four family members are not getting recognised for authentication in the Aadhaar Card-based electronic Point of Sale (e-PoS) device at the ration shop.

Woman Died Hungry, Ration Shop Denied Food Over Aadhaar, Says UP Family

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday November 16, 2017

The Yogi Adityanath government says its initial inquiries suggest Shakina died of an illness, not starvation. But the family says the ration shop owner insisted that Shakina come for her biometric identification using a fingerprint machine at the ration shop, says the family.

Centre Won't Hike PDS Foodgrain Prices For Another Year: Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 28, 2017

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.

In Chhattisgarh, Insistence On Aadhaar Is Disrupting A Successful PDS System

India News | Written by Kinshu Dang | Sunday April 23, 2017

25-year-old Santoshi Sahu stood in the queue at a ration shop in Raipur for an hour to get her monthly ration. But finally when it was her turn, she was told she'll get ration for only four of the eight entitled family members. The ration shop in charge blamed the new software that recognises only four members of her family as beneficiaries.

Kanimozhi Taken Into Custody During Protest

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Monday March 13, 2017

Scores of DMK workers including, party MP Kanimozhi, were detained today for holding protests outside ration shops across the state demanding adequate supply of commodities.

Telangana To Automate Ration Shops, Install CCTVs In Godowns

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 22, 2016

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.

7 Lakh Quintal Onion Rot In Madhya Pradesh, Rs 6.7 Crore Spent On Disposal

India News | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Friday October 14, 2016

More than seven lakh quintals of onions have gone to waste in warehouses across Madhya Pradesh since July, officials have said.

Najeeb Jung Misused Position To Restore Ration Shop's Licence: AAP

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 9, 2016

After an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator in Delhi today accused Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung of "misusing" his position to restore a ration shop owner's licence, the Delhi Assembly passed a resolution to form a committee to probe the charges.

Authorities To Launch Drive To Probe Criteria For Ration Cards In Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 8, 2016

Amid allegation of irregularities in distribution of ration cards in various parts of Odisha, Berhampur Municipal Corporation has launched a special drive to inquire into the eligibility criteria of applicants before issuing cards to people under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the second phase.

Why This Bihar Village Has Boycotted Their Ration Shop Dealer

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday September 25, 2015

It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.