Tripura revoke 67K fake ration cards: Chief Minister
Agartala/Aizawl, Feb 10 (IANS) Tripura government has cancelled 67,000 fake ration cards involving 2.81 lakh people, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. “After the BJP …
After fake news of new ration card, Minister clarifies
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Noting that old ration card will remain valid throughout the country, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram …
Bengal govt starts selling onion from ration shops
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) With onion prices continuing to bring tears to the eyes of common people, the West Bengal government on Monday started selling …
Tripura to offer intra-state portability for ration holders
Agartala, Dec 7 (IANS) Tripura has become the first among the eight northeastern states and third in the country after Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where …
To prevent pilferage, UP govt to cancel 6L ‘fake’ ration cards
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) With complaints of “bogus” ration cards piling up in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling cancellation of some six …
‘One nation, one ration card’ for PDS consumers soon
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Consumers covered under the Public Distribution System (PDS) will soon be free to buy their goods from any ration centre …
Big relief for CRPF, Home Ministry eases ration allowance
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday agreed to grant Ration Money Allowance, commonly known as RMA, to the …
Stringent orders in UP: No govt ration if one fails to pay electricity bills (IANS Exclusive)
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) Stringent orders of District Magistrate (DM) in several districts of Uttar Pradesh have virtually robbed local residents of their basic civil …
MP: Ration delivered to elderly, helpless people’s homes
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 30 (IANS) In an act of kindness, a ration distributor in Madhya Pradesh has been delivering goods to elderly and helpless …
Food firms sending ration to flood-hit Punjab: Harsimrat
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said that food processing companies responded generously to provide dry rations …
‘One nation, one ration card’ in Odisha from Sept 1
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to implement the Centre’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ programme from September 1. Food Supply and …
Stalin questions ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) The central government’s proposal ‘one nation, one ration card’ will make the Centre-State relation weird, said DMK President M.K. Stalin. Condemning …
Centre to launch ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In a bid to curb corruption and dependence on one Public Distribution System (PDS) shop, the Central government will launch …
Ration shop in Delhi sealed after surprise check
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Imran Hussain on Thursday ordered sealing of a ration shop, which was found …
Ration shop sealed in Delhi after surprise check
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Imran Hussain on Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of ration shops in east …
Three-fold hike in margin money to Delhi’s ration dealers
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi government on Saturday approved a three-fold hike in the margin money from Rs 70 to Rs 200 per …
62,173 fake ration cards found in Tripura
Agartala, Feb 6 (IANS) The Tripura government has identified 62,173 fake ration cards involving 2.81 lakh people, a state minister said here on Wednesday. “After …
Maharashtra ration shops to offer basic banking services
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) In a unique initiative, the Maharashtra government has collaborated with the private sector Yes Bank to enable Fair Price Shops to …
Sweet news to holders of sugar only ration card holders in TN
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Modifying its earlier order, the Madras High Court on Friday allowed distribution of Rs 1,000 as gift by Tamil Nadu government …
HC orders TN government to restrict Pongal cash gift to BPL ration card holders
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to give the Pongal cash gift of Rs 1,000 to …
BoB finalises share swap ration for Dena, Vijaya Bank
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Lending major Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Wednesday finalised the equity share exchange ratio for amalgamation of Dena Bank and Vijaya …
TN to give Rs 1,000 cash to all ration card holders as Pongul gift
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will provide a cash gift of Rs 1,000 and a gift hamper to all ration card holders …
Kejriwal orders suspension of Food Commissioner over missing ration
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ordered suspension of the Food Commissioner after quintals of ration for distribution to …
IAF drops ration in remote Himachal hamlet
Shimla, Oct 4 (IANS) A remote Himachal Pradesh settlement in Kangra district, where there has been an acute shortage of ration owing to closure of …
Free ration to those who lost work in Kerala floods
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 27 (IANS) The Kerala government on Thursday announced it will provide free ration for three months to those who lost their livelihood due …
BJP will face heat for axing ration cards: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the BJP will face the heat from the poor for “deliberately cancelling …
Delhi orders restoration of over 2.5 lakh ration cards
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Delhi government has ordered the restoration of 2.53 lakh ration cards in the national capital and warned officers that …
Implement ePOS syetem in Delhi for distribution of ration: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday warned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi to implement ePOS syetem (electronic point of …
PMO pressurised officers to cancel ration cards: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the Prime Minister’s Office has “pressurised” its officers to cancel around …
BJP colluding with ration mafia: AAP
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The AAP on Tuesday accused the BJP of colluding with the ration mafia in Delhi and slammed it for welcoming …
Cancellation of 2.93 lakh ration cards intentional defiance: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took strong exception to the cancellation of around 2.93 lakh ration cards despite …
PIL in SC for door-to-door delivery of ration in Delhi’s slum areas
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking door-to-door delivery of ration items in the slum areas …
Himachal initiates steps to ensure transparency in ration distribution
Shimla, July 15 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has taken steps to ensure transparency and keep a vigil on the quality of ration being distributed …
Delhi CM okays doorstep ration delivery, orders implementation
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday approved the much debated doorstep ration delivery system and directed the Food Department …
Centre advocating ration delivery vindicates our stand: AAP
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi said on Friday that the Central government advocating doorstep delivery of ration …
Start doorstep delivery of ration to needy, Centre tells states
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Even as the Centre is yet to clear the Delhi government’s proposal on doorstep delivery of subsidised foodgrain, it told …
Denial of food ration due to Aadhaar significant: Report
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Even as the government promotes Aadhaar as an enabler to ensure that food and other subsidies reach the poor, a …
Minister writes to official on discontinuation of ration supply
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Delhi Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Imran Hussain on Sunday wrote to Food Commissioner Mohanjeet Singh, condemning an official …
Agreeing with AAP, LG suspends current ration distribution scheme, orders probe
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Agreeing to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s proposal, Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Monday suspended the e-PoS system in the …
Delhi government finds corruption in ration delivery
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that the government has found “open corruption” in the delivery of …