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  Food Security Act to be implemented in 21 states by April 1: Ram Vilas Paswan

  India | March 21, 2016 18:29 IST

  Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today announced that the National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be implemented in 10 more states from April 1, 2016

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  Akhilesh launches National Food Security Act in UP

  India | March 01, 2016 20:27 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government today launched the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 with an aim to benefit more than 75 per cent of the state's population.The Act was launched by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who

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  Odisha to implement Food Security Act from Nov 1

  India | September 03, 2015 18:13 IST

  Bhubaneswar: With about 20 lakh people yet to be struck down from the list of beneficiaries, Odisha government today said it would implement the National Food Security Act from November 1 instead of October 1.The

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  Ram Vilas Paswan slams Bihar govt for poor foodgrain delivery mechanism

  Politics | April 19, 2015 18:34 IST

  Patna: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said many eligible beneficiaries in Bihar are not getting subsidised food grain under the National Food Security Act as fresh ration cards have not been issued to them.Paswan was

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  Bihar govt brings all SC, ST families under National Food Security Act

  Politics | December 10, 2014 13:17 IST

  Patna: In a major decision by the Bihar government, all Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) families in the state were brought under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) on Tuesday, with the exception

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  Deadline for implementation of NFSA extended by 3 months

  India | June 28, 2014 18:21 IST

  Kolkata: The deadline for implementation of the National Food Security Act has been extended by three months after Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to the Centre in this regard, Union Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan