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11 Jan 2023

BIG Cabinet Decision: Now THESE beneficiaries will get free ration; Deets here

The beneficiaries will get a free ration till December 2023. The beneficiaries will get a free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. The move will entail a burden of Rs 2 lakh crore.

01 Jan 2023

Centre rolls out new integrated food security scheme for 2023

Free foodgrains will concurrently ensure uniform implementation of portability under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) across the country and will further strengthen this choice-based platform. This means the ration card could be used anywhere in the country.

05 Aug 2022

Applying for ration cards gets easier, online registration facility launched

The NFSA provides a maximum coverage for about 81.35 crore persons. At present, around 79.77 crore persons are given highly subsidised foodgrains under the Act.

07 Jul 2021

You may not get ration from fair price shops? Check big news on PDS card rules

80 crore Indians are benefitting from the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Many financially prosperous individuals are misusing the scheme. The department has also held several rounds of meetings with officials of the state governments.

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03 Apr 2015

Centre extends food law deadline by 6 months

The Centre has given six months' more time to the states for rolling out the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Friday.

29 Mar 2015

'Centre should not hurry implementation of food law'

The law aims at providing legal entitlement to 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains per person per month at Rs 1-3/kg to two-thirds of the country's population.

24 Feb 2015

Food subsidy of Rs 8,228 cr released to 5 states under NFSA

Under the National Food Security Act, the Centre has released Rs 8,228.01 crore so far this fiscal, to five states where procurement of grains is decentralised.

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22 Jul 2014

No plan to amend food security law at present: Govt

There is no proposal to amend the landmark food security law at present, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

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