-The Tribune The annual cost to the exchequer is estimated at Rs 2 lakh crore New Delhi: In a major decision, the union government has decided to provide Free ration to 81.35 crore poor people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year. Minister of Consumers Affairs, Food and Public distribution Piyush Goyal said the beneficiaries, who were getting food grains at highly subsidised rates under the Act would get free...
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Axe on grants for poor -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph Scholarship pool for OBCs, minorities reduced New Delhi: The pool of poor schoolchildren from the Other Backward Classes and religious minorities who are eligible for two government scholarships has been drastically cut short from this year. The Centre has revised two schemes — the Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs and the Pre-Matric Scholarship for minorities — by limiting eligibility to students of Classes IX and X, and only those enrolled in...
More »Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official -Damini Nath
-The Hindu The government’s fiscal health will be brought into the political discourse with the proposed change, says top Election Commission of India official The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official said on Wednesday. The EC had on...
More »PMGKAY Scheme: Will Free ration for India’s Poor Fill Their Plates Enough? -Aunindyo Chakravarty
-TheQuint.com Not only do we need Free ration for an overwhelming majority but also more for those at the bottom of the pyramid Being affluent, I am on a diet, fasting for 19 hours at a stretch, eating within the remaining five-hour window, and keeping my calories under 800 per day. These are the luxuries of the rich. The poor, who earn their living through hard, back-breaking labour, cannot afford to go...
More »Free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, extended for next three months
-Livemint.com The Free ration scheme, popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), has been extended for the next three months The Free ration scheme, popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), has been extended for the next three months, the government announced on Wednesday. Union minister Anurag Thakur said the Central cabinet has decided to extend the PMGKAY scheme for the next 3 months. The...
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