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09 Nov 2016

Congress-led UDF opposition stage walkout in Kerala Assembly over ration issue

The Congress-led UDF opposition staged a walkout in the Assembly today, in protest against alleged lapses in functioning of Public Distribution System in the state even as the government said ration items under National Food Security Act would be distributed from November 14.

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24 Oct 2016

Ensure Food Security Act is implemented: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was incumbent upon the Central government to ensure that the National Food Security Act, 2013, was implemented both in letter and spirit by the state governments, and it asked the Centre to frame model rules under the Act.

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05 Oct 2016

Implementation of Food Security Act is state responsibility, says Centre after SC's rap

On a day the Supreme Court rapped the Centre on non-compliance of the National Food Security Act by certain drought-hit states, the Food Ministry on Wednesday said its implementation essentially is a "state subject".

24 Jun 2016

Two lakh ration cards cancelled in two months in Jharkhand

Two lakh ration cards have been cancelled within the last two months in Jharkhand, in comparison to just 800 in the last three years.

06 May 2016

Central team to UP to probe Dalit's death due to hunger

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said a team will be sent to Bundelkhand to look into the alleged death of a dalit due to hunger in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh.

06 Apr 2016

SC raps Centre, says it can't turn a blind eye towards drought-hit states

Hearing a public interest litigation, the court expressed concern over the situation in drought-hit states.

01 Mar 2016

Food Security Act to be implemented in UP from today

The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday, an official said.

13 Sep 2015

Ahmed Patel attacks Guj govt over implementation of Food Security Act

Hitting out at the Gujarat government over implementation of Food Security Act, Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today claimed that it is yet to "complete" the process of identification of beneficiaries under the Act.

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09 Dec 2014

Food law: Centre calls meet of 25 states tomorrow

The Centre has called Wednesday a meeting of Food Secretaries of 25 states/UTs, which have not implemented the National Food Security Act even though Parliament had passed the legislation more than a year ago.

27 Aug 2014

18 lakh households eligible for food subsidy

Eighteen lakh households have been found eligible to get foodgrains at highly subsidized rates of Rs 2/ kg for wheat and Rs 3/ kg for rice under the Food Security Act.

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27 Jun 2014

Govt pushes back rollout of Food Security Act by 3 months

"The deadline for implementation of National Food Security Act expires on July 4. The government has decided to extend the deadline by three months," Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.

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26 Jun 2014

National Food Security Act gets 3 months' extension

Presently, only 5 states have implemented the Food Security Act and 6 states have implemented the Act partially.

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