The new IMF paper, Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India, presented estimates of poverty (extreme poverty PPP USD 1.9 and PPP USD3.2) and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21.
Geneva/New Delhi: Ending months-long deadlock, the WTO has approved a trade facilitation pact while agreeing to India's demand for continuing the peace clause till a permanent solution is found to the food stockpiling issue, crucial
Dehradun: Congratulating people on the implementation of Food Security Scheme in the state, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said Uttarakhand is one of the first states in the country where the scheme has been implemented. The
Varanasi: Hundreds of Congress supporters and leaders were taken into custody and later released on Thursday when they tried to march towards the Varanasi District Magistrate's office protesting against the non-implementation of food security scheme
Nagaur (Rajasthan): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today launched the UPA government's ambitious Food Security scheme in the state aimed at benefiting around 4.64 crore people.Speaking on the occasion Gehlot said, foodgrains would be distributed
Rudrapur: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna yesterday asked Congress workers to inform people about the benefits of Food security scheme, covering about 61.94 lakh people in the state.“The historic step of the UPA government will
Jaipur: The Food Security Scheme estimated to benefit around 4.64 crore people will be launched in Rajasthan on October 2, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said yesterday.After three months of survey across the state, the government
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday showcased his government's flagship programme of providing 30 kg rice at Re.1 per kg to the poor at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Dalian in eastern China.Participating in
New Delhi/Gurgaon: A massive launch of Food Security scheme has been planned today by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to coincide with the birth anniversary of her late husband Rajiv Gandhi. Projected as a "gamechanger" for
Shimla, July 30: All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ambika Soni Monday said that like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) the central government's food security scheme would also empower people."The Congress
New Delhi, July 14: The UPA's flagship social welfare scheme, the food security ordinance, is expected to be rolled out in all Congress-ruled states on Aug 20, the birthday of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi,
New Delhi, July 8: Delhi is all set to become the first state in the country to roll out the food security scheme with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today saying that the ambitious programme will
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