Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed over licences to 2,800 new ration depot holders, saying the move would benefit nearly 5.5 lakh ration card holders by bringing ration distribution closer to their homes.Addressing the newly appointed depot holders at Vikas Bhawan in Mohali, Mann said the additional depots would spare beneficiaries from…
Gadag: A truck carrying 608 bags of PDS (Anna Bhagya) rice weighing 38 tonnes was intercepted near Binkadakatti village in Gadag district after authorities acted on intelligence inputs about its alleged illegal transportation, police sources said. The rice, meant for distribution to beneficiaries under the public distribution system, was reportedly being diverted and transported to…
The food department officials and police seized PDS rice being transported illegally during a joint raid in Ballari on Saturday Ballari: Around 30 to 40 quintals of PDS rice and a goods vehicle used to transport it were seized on Saturday during a joint operation by the food department and Hacholli police after officials received…
Haryana minister of state for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs Rajesh Nagar has directed officials to accelerate the process of opening 4,000 new ration depots under the public distribution system (PDS), in line with chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s budget announcement. The minister said that the margin money payable to ration depot holders should…
Hyderabad: The state govt is sitting on huge stocks of paddy from the last three crop seasons, with over 80 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy stored with rice millers alone and other quantities in the warehouses of various state and central govt departments.These stocks are from the Rabi crop of 2024-25, Kharif crop of…
Gurgaon: Two persons who stole goods from a ration depot in Garhi village were arrested on Monday. Meanwhile, an inquiry was initiated into allegations of misconduct and assault levelled against police by a local trader, whose brother was allegedly involved in the case.The accused, Ajay and Sahil, told police the stolen items — 240 bottles…
Chief minister V D Satheesan presents the White Paper in assembly T’puram: CPM has alleged that the White Paper presented by UDF govt on Thursday hinted the govt plans to aggressively pursue privatization policies being pushed by NDA govt at Centre.CPM state secretariat alleged that UDF govt has plans to retreat from welfare schemes and…
The Centre on Wednesday approved a Rs 25,530 crore scheme to continue and modernise the public distribution system (PDS) including ration transport, dealer support and technology upgrades, till March 2031.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared the umbrella scheme called SARTHAK-PDS for the 16th Finance Commission period.The scheme combines two existing programmes related to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a hike in the income limit to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum for ration card eligibility in the national capital.Addressing a press conference, chief minister said the government had cancelled around 7.72 lakh “invalid” ration cards and invited fresh online applications.She also said that no…
