Foodgrains
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Union Budget: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 cr poor people during pandemic
Budget | Feb 01, 2023, 11:57 AM ISTUnion 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 | Jun 23, 2021, 02:47 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 01, 2021, 08:01 AM ISTBJP 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 AM ISTThe 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, 09:35 AM ISTMP: 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 | Aug 03, 2018, 06:28 PM ISTNull
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Bihar has lifted only half of foodgrain quota: Paswan
National | Jun 08, 2014, 05:46 PM ISTPatna: 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 | Sep 17, 2013, 08:51 AM ISTNew 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 | Sep 03, 2013, 09:43 PM ISTKolkata: 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
Feb 15, 2012, 02:47 PM ISTNew 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
Oct 20, 2011, 01:55 PM ISTNew 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
Jul 17, 2011, 08:47 PM ISTKolkata, 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 | Sep 02, 2010, 09:49 PM ISTNew 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