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Govt will extend free ration scheme for 5 years: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will extend for five years the free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, covering 80 crore poor people. IMAGE: Prime......

Free foodgrains to poor scheme extended for 5 years

The government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme to provide 5 kilogrammes of free foodgrains per month to around 80 crore poor people for another five years.......

'Why do you need Modi's pics on ration bags?'

'If a poor voter sees Modi's picture on ration bags it is natural he will vote for Modi and the BJP.' IMAGE: Recipients of free rations in bags carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph.......

Democracy does put...: Jaishankar rebuts US Senator

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar challenged an American senator who said that democracy 'doesn't put food on the table' telling her that in India it does. IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S......

PM invites Olympics contingent to Red Fort on I-Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests on Independence Day, August 15. IMAGE: The Indian contigent led by Harmanpreet......

Scheme to distribute free 5 kg foodgrains to poor extended by five years

The government has extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kg  free foodgrains per month to around 80 crore poor people for another five years. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters A......

Will govt extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Sep?

The government will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond September 30, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday without elaborating on when the......

Survey pitches for hike in PDS rates to trim food subsidy bill

Stating that the food subsidy bill is becoming "unmanageably large", the Economic Survey 2021 on Friday suggested the government to increase the selling price of foodgrains provided through ration......

Tax Collections May Exceed Budget Estimates

Taking both direct and indirect taxes, the gross collection is expected to grow 10.45 per cent to Rs 33.61 trillion in 2023-2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   With the present......

Wheat stocks in central pool could be lowest in 3 yrs

India’s opening stocks of wheat in the central pool are expected to be 19.5-20 million tonnes as on April 1, 2022, the lowest in the last three years, but much higher than the normative level......

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