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  Govt to take call on extending free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond September: Food Secretary

  India | September 19, 2022 18:00 IST

  The scheme has been extended multiple times and is now valid till September 30.

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  Food Security Act in Jharkhand from June: CM Raghubar Das

  India | April 05, 2015 22:19 IST

  Ranchi: The National Food Security Act would be implemented in Jharkhand from June one this year and 86 per cent of the population would benefit under the act, Chief Minister Raghubar Das has said."The act

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  PM's panel suggests cutting food security coverage, recommends cash transfer

  India | January 22, 2015 18:04 IST

  New Delhi: A panel appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended to the government to reduce the food security coverage under National Food Security Act (NFSA) from current 67% to 40% of the population.It

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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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  'Centre conspiring to take away benefits of food law from Bihar'

  Politics | December 02, 2014 20:21 IST

  Patna: Reacting to the Centre's warning on fulfilling all the conditions of National Food Security Act, Bihar government today said it was Union government's “conspiracy” to deprive the state people of the benefits of the

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  Odisha to implement National Food Security Act

  India | October 25, 2014 19:58 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today said it would ensure implementation of the National Food Security Act in the entire state in a phased manner by July 2015, official sources said.“The administrative preparations have been initiated to

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  J&K Assembly asks government to provide ration at Rs 2/kg

  India | August 27, 2014 19:06 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today adopted a resolution asking the government to provide 35 kilograms ration to each family at the rate of Rs two per kilogram.The Private Member's resolution was adopted by

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  Assam to implement Food Security Act from September

  India | July 14, 2014 18:09 IST

  Guwahati: The Assam government will implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the state from September 1 this year.A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

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  More people added to Food Security Programme

  India | June 30, 2014 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi government has added 4,15,422 persons for providing food security benefits under ambitious Food Security Programme.  These households will be issued new ration cards starting from July 1 which will be dispatched to

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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