New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Nearly 80 crore beneficiaries of welfare schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) will now receive better quality rice. The government, for the first time in nearly three decades, revised the quality specifications of rice supplied under the Public Distribution System (PDS), ensuring that beneficiaries receive rice with substantially lower broken grain content while maintaining their existing entitlements. This reform has been approved by the Cab…
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Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) With the early samba harvest gaining momentum across the Cauvery delta, district administrations have stepped up vigilance at Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) to prevent outsiders and traders from posing as farmers and illegally selling paddy using forged documents.Officials have been instructed to strictly verify records and ensure that procurement benefits reach only genuine cultivators.In Thanjavur district, Collector B. Priyanka Pankajam recently convened a preparator…