Raipur, June 9 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, took several important decisions aimed at public welfare in agriculture, transport, energy and mining sectors. Briefing the media after the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao described these approvals as major steps towards the state’s long-term development and economic strengthening.The Cabinet gave in-principle approval for listing the Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limi…
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Jaipur, June 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday paid courtesy visits to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, and Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, in New Delhi. During the meetings, the Chief Minister held extensive discussions on Rajasthan’s key developmental priorities, including renewable energy, food security, youth empowerment, skill development,…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Food and Civil Supplies Minister P. Venkataramanan on Saturday called for greater public participation in the fight against tobacco addiction and in ensuring transparency in the Public Distribution System (PDS), urging citizens to directly report ration shop irregularities and assuring swift action against the hoarding or diversion of essential commodities. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a tobacco awareness rally at Marina Beach to mark World No Tobacc…
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 …
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-…
Patna, May 12 (IANS) In a significant administrative reform aimed at improving public service delivery, the Department of Revenue and Land Reforms of the Bihar government has directed revenue employees to work directly within their respective Halkas (jurisdictional circles), rather than remaining stationed at Circle Offices. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, the Minister of Revenue and Land Reforms, has instructed that revenue staff will now attend the Anchal (Circle) office only on Saturdays.“On all…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) West Bengal’s newly-appointed Food and Supplies Minister Ashok Kirtania on Tuesday stated that whole wheat flour will be removed from the list of ration items distributed in the state, contending that it contributes to the maximum number of scams and corruption in the state’s public distribution system.Speaking to IANS, Minister Kirtania urged people to give the newly formed Bengal government one week in order to get clarity on the government’s plan of action.”The party (B…
Bhopal, April 15 (IANS) Amid the ongoing wheat procurement drive in Madhya Pradesh, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities in the storage and handling of wheat in Raisen and Sehore districts, urging Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order a high-level probe. In a letter to Chief Minister Yadav on Wednesday, Singh claimed that mismanagement of procured wheat between 2017 and 2020 led to massive financial losses and wastage of foodgrain meant f…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting simultaneous raids and search operations in 12 locations in different pockets of West Bengal since Friday morning in connection with the ration distribution case.The places where the ED raids and search operations are being conducted include those in the state capital of Kolkata as well as districts like North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, and Kolkata-adjacent, Howrah, sources aware of the development said.Amon…