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  Union Budget: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 cr poor people during pandemic

  Budget | February 01, 2023 11:57 IST

  Union Budget 2023: In her budget speech, Sitharaman said that the government is implementing a scheme to supply free foodgrains to the poor under 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana' (PMGKAY) with the expenditure of Rs 2 lakh crore from January 1.

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  Govt approves additional allocation of free foodgrain to 80 cr people under PMGKAY till Nov

  India | June 23, 2021 14:47 IST

  The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi has approved allocation of additional foodgrain under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (Phase IV)- for another period of 5 months.

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  BJP leaders distribute dry ration in Delhi locality to mark 7th anniversary of Modi govt

  India | June 01, 2021 8:01 IST

  BJP leaders on Monday distributed dry ration kits to around 60 families living at Chak Chilla village located on an islet of the Yamuna river in Delhi.

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  Supplied Karnataka over 11 lakh tonnes food grains in lockdown: FCI

  India | May 28, 2020 11:02 IST

  The Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Wednesday said that it supplied 11.80 lakh tonnes of food grains to Karnataka during the COVID-19 lockdown. "From the start of lockdown, FCI has inducted (supplied) 11 lakh tonnes of food grains through 405 trainloads," an FCI statement said.

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  MP: Lady leader threatens survey officer to be killed by the hands of farmers at Damoh

  News | May 09, 2018 9:35 IST

  MP: Lady leader threatens survey officer to be killed by the hands of farmers at Damoh

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  Foodgrains rot in rain at UP's Firozabad

  News | August 03, 2018 18:28 IST

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  Bihar has lifted only half of foodgrain quota: Paswan

  Politics | June 08, 2014 17:46 IST

  Patna: Claiming that the Bihar government has adopted a lackadaisical approach towards implementation of the Food Security Act in the state, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said it has availed only

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  Over 5 lakh families in Delhi apply for food grains

  India | September 17, 2013 8:51 IST

  New Delhi: Over five lakh families have applied for receiving food grains under the ambitious Food Security Programme which was launched here last month by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.Delhi's Food and Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf

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  Food grains to be supplied direct to dealers from FCI godowns

  India | September 03, 2013 21:43 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal government has decided to supply food grains directly to the dealers from the FCI godowns to stop malpractices during transit.  Announcing this here today, state's Food and Supply Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick told

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  Bumper Record Harvest Of 250 Mn Tons, Says PM

  February 15, 2012 14:47 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 15: Exceeding target, the country is set to harvest a record 250 million tonnes of foodgrains this year, as efforts to push farm growth seem to be paying off, Prime Minister Manmohan

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  Subsidised Food Should Be Given Only To Really Needy, Says Pawar

  October 20, 2011 13:55 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 20:  Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the government should supply highly subsidised foodgrains only to the “really needy people” under the proposed food security law else the country's economy would be

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  Hike In Procurement Prices Causing Pricerise, Says Pranab

  July 17, 2011 20:47 IST

  Kolkata, July 17:  Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said increased procurement prices of foodgrains triggered price rise of essential commodities in the country.“Escalating procurement prices of foodgrains have resulted in the rise in the

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  Govt To Release Rotting Grains For Poor, But Not For Free

  India | September 02, 2010 21:49 IST

  New Delhi: Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday  decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be