Tag: Ram Vilas Paswan

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Dharmendra urges Paswan to relax paddy FAQ norms for Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today urged Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan to relax the Fair Average Quality (FAQ) norms for paddy in Odisha to prevent distress sale. Stating that the quantity and quality of paddy have been badly affected by the unexpected non-seasonal rain last year, Pradhan […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Minister Patro urges Centre to raise upper ceiling of NFSA beneficiaries

Bhubaneswar: Citing the growth in the State’s population in past six years and higher density of SC/ST populace, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro today urged the Centre to increase the upper ceiling of beneficiaries for Odisha under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) by 15 lakh individuals. In a letter to […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Odisha urges centre to provide more rice for SC/ST hostels

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies Minister Sanjay Dasburma met the Union Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday and urged to increase the Central allocation of rice meant for SC-ST hostels in the State. Citing that there are currently, 5,47,380 inmates in SC-ST hostels along with 11,775 boarders in welfare institutions for which 8,387.32 tonnes of […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Paswan arrives on two-day Odisha visit today

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan is coming on a two-day visit to the state beginning on Thursday. According to reports, Paswan will arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport at around 1:30 pm today. Later in the day, he will hold discussions with concerned officials about the implementation […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Subsidised foodgrain for SC, ST, OBC hostel students: Paswan

New Delhi: Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said all students living in the hostels where two-third belong to SC, ST and OBC communities will be entitled to 15 kg of foodgrain per month at subsidised rates. The Welfare Institutions and Hostels Scheme, which will be rolled out at the earliest, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
States told to check food adulteration: Paswan

New Delhi: Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said he has written to Chief Ministers of all states asking them to take measures to check food adulteration and sale of substandard jewellery during the festive season. “This is festive season and people buy a lot of sweets as well as jewellery. But […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Indian govt restores sugar subsidy under antyodaya scheme

New Delhi: Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said the government had decided to restore subsidy to states on sale of sugar to poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) through the PDS. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has taken a decision to give one kg sugar […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Budget is govt's second surgical strike: Paswan

New Delhi: BJP ally and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan Friday dubbed the budget as the government’s “second surgical strike”, saying the first used bullets against the country’s external enemies while this will use ballots to decimate the ruling NDA’s rivals in the general election. “This is not budget but surgical strike. The first used […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Government files complaint against Nestle with consumer disputes panel

New Delhi: The government yesterday filed a complaint against Nestle India with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), following the controversy over samples of Maggi noodles containing lead beyond permissible limits. Food and Consumer Affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan told reporters here that the NCDRC will probe the matter and take appropriate action. He […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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CM writes to Paswan seeking early release of pending food subsidy

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday sought the intervention of Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan for the immediate release of pending food subsidy bills amounting to Rs 3654.41 crore. In a letter to Paswan, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated that the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (OSCSC) […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Centre begins storing onions to deal with shortage

New Delhi: With predictions of a “below average” monsoon this year, which means a lower crop output, the Central government has asked procurement agencies to store at least 50,000 tonnes of onions to ensure that market prices remain under control in case of shortage. Acting on the directions issued by the Union Food Ministry, the […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Centre gives 1-yr deadline to states for rolling out one nation, one ration card'

New Delhi: The Centre has given a one year deadline till June 30, 2020 to states and Union Territories for rolling out the ‘one nation, one ration card’ system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said already 10 states — […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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DMK opposes Centre's 'one nation, one ration card' scheme

Chennai: The opposition DMK Sunday slammed the Centre’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ proposal, saying it was against federalism. The BJP-led central government has given one year deadline till June 30, 2020 to states and Union Territories for rolling out the ‘one nation, one ration card’ system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrain from […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Integrated public distribution system: A panacea for Odisha's PDS ills!

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha Government claiming to have equipped all the 13,306 Fair Price Shops (FPS) in the State with Point -of-Sale (PoS) machines, a 100 per cent digitization of ration cards and an online PDS procurement system in place, the only minor glitch for the State to implement the Centre’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Lok Sabha member Ramchandra Paswan dies at 56

New Delhi: Lok Sabha member Ramchandra Paswan, younger brother of central Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here on Sunday due to cardiac arrest, the family said. He was 56. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader passed away around 10.30 a.m. He was admitted to the hospital a week ago. […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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