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Bring transparency in PDS: Akhilesh to officials

Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday directed officials to ensure that essential commodities ...

CBI arrests UP Congress leader in PDS scam

The CBI arrested 2 persons including a Congress leader here in connection with its probe in the publ...

U`khand govt announces Rs 51 cr plan for PDS

The Uttarakhand govt Wednesday announced an action plan of Rs 51 crore for computerisation of the p...

Bendable e-readers come closer to reality

One of the world’s largest LCD Panel maker is set to unveil flexible electronic paper displays or EP...

Thomas assures to solve PDS crisis in Arunachal

Union Food & Public Distribution Minister Prof KV Thomas has assured to solve PDS crisis in Arunach...

Orissa admits diversion of PDS kerosene

Orissa government on Saturday admitted diversion of kerosene meant to be distributed under public ...

UPDS cadres bid farewell to arms

Underground outfit United People`s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) cadres bid farewell to arms on Wedn...

Impressive improvement in PDS: Thomas

The government on Monday claimed there has been an "impressive improvement" in the performance of th...

CCPA nod for accord with UPDS of Assam

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is understood to have given its nod for signing an acco...

PDS consumers can soon have choice to buy goods

PDS consumers will soon have a choice to either get subsidised goods from their preferred location...

States/UTs asked to follow Guj, C`garh PDS models

The Centre has instructed all the states and the Union Territories to emulate computerised public di...

Centre assures help to Kerala for modernising PDS

The Centre Thursday assured Kerala of all possible assistance in its ongoing drive for computerisat...

Centre assures assistance to Kerala for modernising PDS

The Centre assured Kerala of all possible assistance in its ongoing drive for computerisation of the...

Chauhan orders action against PDS offenders

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials not to spare those involv...

Digvijay writes to MP CM over corruption in PDS

Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday drew attention of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj S...

PDS plagued by leakage, diversion of grains: World Bank

Contending that benefits of public distribution system have been "limited" for the poor, the World...

Thomas for modernisation to check leakages in PDS

Conceding that there was a sizeable percentage diversion of commodities in the PDS for APL category...

AGP demands CBI probe into `Rs 10,000 cr PDS scam`

Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into allegations of Rs 10,000 crore ...

AAPSU demands white paper on PDS scam

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) on Thursday asked the state government to publish a...

891 quintals of wheat seized, case registered against six in Varanasi

A case has been registered against a restaurant owner and six others for allegedly black marketing...

NCP demands sanction of prosecution of PDS scam accused

The NCP in Arunachal Pradesh has demanded that the state government immediately grant sanction for p...

Apang`s police remand extended by seven days more

With doctors attending on arrested former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang stating th...

Apang has chest pain, hospitalised; doctors advise rest

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang, arrested for his alleged involvement in a mu...

Delhi govt admits discrepancies in public distribution system

Admitting "discrepancies" in the public distribution system, Delhi Government today promised to im...

Govt can’t supply free foodgrains: Pawar

The government on Thursday said it is not possible to implement the Supreme Court order that asked t...

Take steps to revamp PDS, act against hoarders: FM tells states

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that Centre had done whatever was possible to blunt i...

Crime to waste foodgrains says SC

SC has said it was a crime to waste even a single grain in the country where "people are starving".

NAC for roll-out of universal PDS in 200 poor districts

NAC has recommended distribution of subsidised foodgrains to everyone in at least 200 districts.

Smart Card-based TPDS launched in Haryana as a pilot project

Smart Card-based targeted public distribution system (TPDS) was today launched in Haryana as a pil...

‘More people to get foodgrains via PDS from Oct 2’

The government will provide from October 2 subsidised wheat and rice to additional 1.5 crore poor ...

UIDAI plans to use `Aadhaar` number to improve PDS

UIDAI has come out with a working paper on the role of `Aadhaar` (unique identification) number in...

Chandigarh to get country`s first PDS smart cards

Chandigarh will soon become the first city in the country to distribute smart card-based ration card...

More rice and wheat at lower price through PDS

Concerned over the rising food inflation, the government on Wednesday announced that it will sell ...

Naxals support govt-run PDS scheme; no attacks since 2008

The much-criticised public distribution system is the only fledgling Government scheme which seems t...

PDS scam busted in Meghalaya, two arrested

Two people, including a fair price shop owner, have been arrested in connection with a scam in Pub...

PDS inefficient, corrupt: SC panel

The SC-appointed vigilance committee has slammed the PDS in the country for "rampant corruption, b...

Govt raises PDS supplies for 2 months to ease prices

The govt has decided to step up ration supplies of wheat and rice by 10 kg per eligible family durin...

Govt to strengthen PDS as remedy to price rise

Concerned over rising prices of essential commodities, the Government today said it would strength...

Strengthen PDS to tackle price rise: Pranab

Pranab has said price rise was mainly due to shortage of essential commodities and suggested strengt...

Finance Minister calls for strengthening of PDS

Finance Minister Pranab has asked the state governments to strengthen public distribution system in ...

Implement universal public distribution system: CPM

CPI(M) has demanded implementation of universal public distribution system (UPDS) instead of targe...

Montek for higher imports, effective PDS to tame food prices

Concerned over rising food prices, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Mon...

EGoM extends subsidised pulses supply via PDS

The Centre today decided to extend the supply of pulses at subsidised prices through ration shops ...

PDS non-existent, material diverted to black market: SC

In a strong indictment of the public distribution system, Supreme Court on Friday said PDS was virtu...

‘Not a single tea-spoon of sugar reached people through PDS’

harkhand Governor K Shankarnarayanan on Sunday said "not a single tea-spoon of sugar" had reached ...

Only MID cards can weed out corruption in PDS: BJP

Senior BJP leader V K Malhotra views multipurpose identity (ID) cards as a solution to weed out alle...

PDS system in national capital to be revamped

The Public Distribution System in the national capital is all set to be revamped with the Delhi gov...

Govt mulls raising levy sugar quota to boost supply

To boost the supply of sugar and curb its price rise, the government is mulling increasing the amoun...

Enough food, act against hoarders: PM

PM acknowledged the severe drought-like situation but assured of adequate supply of food grains.

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