Centre to offload 6 months PDS grains
May 24th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) With its granaries overflowing and record food production for the third year in a row, the central government Thursday decided to allow states to lift ... Read more...
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Centre to solve food security bill ‘issues’: Thomas
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The central government Friday said it will solve "most of the issues" raised by the states on the National Food Security Bill, which is currently before ... Read more...
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Salient features of food bill
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The National Food Security Bill, 2011 introduced in the Lok Sabha Thursday has ambitious provisions to ensure access to adequate quantity of food to India's ... Read more...
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Odisha points out shortcomings in proposed food security bill
December 10th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (IANS) Pointing out several shortcomings in the proposed Food Security Bill, 2011, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday urged the central government to have a re-look ... Read more...
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Family size can be basis for subsidised food quota: Court
November 11th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the central government to consider if the distribution of food grains under the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) for below poverty line ... Read more...
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Conference of Food Secretaries to begin on Monday
July 11th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 11(ANI): A two-day conference of State Food Secretaries on best practices and reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) will begin here on Monday.The conference has been called ... Read more...
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