New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the continuation of the “Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS” (SARTHAK PDS) as an umbrella scheme for the next five years with an outlay of Rs 25,530 crore as the Centre’s share.The CCEA has also decided to revise the norms of Central assistance for meeting expenditure incurred by states and UTs on intra-state m…
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New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday that the process of issuing more than seven lakh new ration cards for the needy has resumed on a large scale from May 15, ending a 13-year wait of nearly eight lakh poor. Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Chief Minister Gupta urged eligible and needy families to apply and said the Delhi government is implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Antyodaya’ vision to ensure that welfare benefits reach …
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the city government to evolve a mechanism for identifying eligible ration card beneficiaries without insisting that daily wage earners furnish family income certificates for availing benefits under the public distribution system.A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while disposing of a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns over duplicate ration card beneficiaries, non-…
Aizawl, May 17 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAF&PD), Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya, on Saturday, highlighted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, around 81 crore people, a population larger than that of the entire Europe, continue to receive free ration across the country. She said that providing free rations to 81 crore people makes it the largest food security programme in the world.Addressing an interaction…
Jammu, May 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Thursday that it has asked the police to register an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader Sunit Bhat for his Facebook comment against the Union Territory’s Relief Commissioner Arvind Karwani. Officials said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has written to the police, seeking the registration of an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader for making allegations of illegal allotment and accepting bribes against the Re…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, held its third meeting to assess India’s readiness in the face of the evolving situation in West Asia. The high-powered group reviewed measures to ensure energy security, food supply stability, and overall economic resilience.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh directed all ministries to remain vigilant and focus on preparedness, coordination, and resilience building. He stated tha…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Morning Nutrition Programme’ organised by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which in collaboration with 200 Delhi government schools, is providing meals to nearly 90,000 children.The Chief Minister said that the smiling faces of schoolchildren testify the fact that nutrition is not merely about food, but the very foundation of building the future.This commitment to service carries forward India’s cultural tr…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Ahead of the assembly elections slated for early 2027, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Monday announced the “Meri Rasoi” scheme to provide nutritious food to 40 lakh blue card holders in the state from April. This was announced by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after a meeting of the Council of Ministers here. “Meri Rasoi” will ensure that all blue card holders will get 2 kg dal, 2 kg sugar, 1 kg iodised salt, 200 grams haldi, and 1 litre of mustard oil, along…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate India’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) on Sunday at the Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.The initiative, undertaken by the Gujarat Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, introduces subsidy transfers through the Reserve Bank of India-authorised CBDC platform.The system has been developed by the Punjab National Bank and will provide beneficiaries with digi…
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) Dozens of palm climbers and traditional toddy tappers staged a protest at the Krishnagiri District Collectorate on Tuesday, urging the Tamil Nadu government to lift the decades-old ban on toddy and safeguard their shrinking livelihoods. The protesters, representing the Salem Zone Coconut Palm Tree Climbers Welfare Association, submitted a formal petition to the district administration after holding a sit-in demonstration outside the collector’s office. They demanded that…