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 …
Maken for CBI probe in ‘ration scam’, BJP protests against AAP
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Delhi Congress on Thursday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities and …
LG rejects proposal for doorstep ration delivery: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that Lt. Governor Anil Baijal has rejected a proposal for the doorstep delivery …
Delhi minister orders stop to issuing new ration cards
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain has ordered officials to stop cancelling or issuing ration cards as the …
Poor in Delhi may soon get ration at doorstep
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to deliver ration in packets at the houses of beneficiaries, Deputy Chief …
Delhi CS working under ration mafia’s influence: Sisodia
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and other senior officers were working under the influence of the ration mafia, Deputy Chief …
Chief Secretary hasn’t resolved problems in ration delivery: Sisodia
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Tuesday that Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash has “done nothing” over the past …
Delhi government halts Aadhaar-based ration distribution
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Delhi will retain the previous arrangement of giving out rations as Aadhaar-based distribution is becoming a hindrance for people in …
BJP demands high-level inquiry into Rs.100-crore Delhi ration scam
New Delhi, Jan. 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday sought Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to institute a high-level inquiry into alleged Rs.100-crore …