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Is Haryana facing ‘pauperisation’? BPL ration cards surge 5x, AAY beneficiaries up 20%

Responding to an unstarred question in Haryana Assembly, minister of state for food, civil supplies & consumer affairs said the surge was recorded between April 2022 & September 2024.

Delhi govt to extend free ration supply until May 2022, CM Arvind Kejriwal says

Kejriwal's remarks came a day after Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the Centre had no proposal to extend distribution of free ration through the PMGKAY beyond 30 November.

Cabinet approves extension of PMGKAY free ration scheme for 5 months until November

PMGKAY was reintroduced for two months until June in order to minimise the economic hardships being faced by the poor PDS beneficiaries during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.

Delhi govt’s claim on implementation of ration card plan ‘misleading’, Centre tells SC

In its affidavit filed before the top court, the Central government said Delhi's AAP government has implemented One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan only in circle 63 Seemapuri.

SC says cancellation of 3 crore ration cards ‘serious’, seeks reply from Centre, states

A bench of CJI Bobde and justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said this matter should not be treated as adversarial and will be put up for final hearing.

One Nation, One Ration Card gets ‘Covid push’, 67% transactions take place in lockdown year

One Nation, One Ration card scheme now covers over 69 crore beneficiaries — 86 per cent of the beneficiaries under National Food Security Act — and is available in 32 states & UTs.

Give dry rations to sex workers even if they can’t show ID proof, SC tells states and UTs

Petition in SC claimed sex workers have been left out of Covid-19 response because of social stigma and marginalisation, and are in urgent need of support.

Migrant crisis could’ve been averted if Modi’s One Nation One Ration Card scheme was ready

Currently, the scheme is operational only in 12 states, but the govt says it will meet its June 2020 deadline for the rest of India.

Every fourth ration card in Chhattisgarh found to be bogus after govt uses Aadhaar

Of the state’s 72 lakh PDS cards, 16 lakh were found to be bogus during a four-month verification drive last year.

‘One Nation One Ration’ card initiative to come into force from June 2020, says Paswan

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries will be able to avail food grains under the National Food Security Act from any Fair Price Shop.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.