Chennai, July 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union government to adopt ‘Anna Sahayata’, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled grievance redressal platform designed for beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS), particularly those covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), officials said on Saturday. However, before formalising the agreement, the state has proposed a key modification to the grievance re…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Friday that approval has been given for the upgradation of 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) as Saksham Anganwadis for the delivery of improved nutrition and Early Childhood Care and Education activities. She said that to address the challenges of malnutrition, Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls have been subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham…
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has expanded food security coverage to more than 1 crore (10 million) eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), with officials attributing the achievement to the state’s ‘Give Up’ campaign, under which financially capable beneficiaries voluntarily surrendered their ration entitlements. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara said 10,056,511 new eligible individuals have been brought under the food security umbr…
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the state government will introduce doorstep delivery of foodgrains under the public distribution system (PDS) for elderly citizens and specially abled persons, Divyang, who are unable to collect their monthly ration from fair price shops. Making the announcement through a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the initiative aims to ensure that no eligible beneficiary is deprived of foo…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Union government has unveiled the draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, inviting public comments as part of its consultation process to address long-standing inequities in foodgrain entitlements under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, particularly for households covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY).Under the NFSA, while AAY households constitute the poorest of the poor and are legally entitled to receive 35 kg of foodgrains per fami…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Union government to withdraw or reconsider the proposed amendments to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, warning that the changes would significantly reduce food grain entitlements for nearly 70 lakh poor and vulnerable people in the state.In his letter, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, published by the…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging two West Bengal government measures that allegedly link welfare benefits under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Annapurna Yojana with the outcome of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. When the matter was mentioned for urgent listing, the petitioner sought an immediate hearing, contending that the impugned measure…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched the Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana on the occasion of the BJP government’s completion of two years in office, stating that the scheme has been introduced with the objective of ensuring that no family in Odisha goes hungry, no child suffers from malnutrition and no elderly person faces hardship due to a lack of food.Speaking at a function in Bhubaneswar, the Chief Minister highlighted various welfare measures and sche…
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…
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 …