-Factly.in The Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS aims to close the nutrition gap among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as children under the age of six. SNP is provided in two ways: Take-Home Rations (THR) and Hot-Cooked Meals at Anganwadi Centres (AWCs). NITI Aayog’s recent report identifies best practices from states across the Take-Home Rations value chain. Public policy is often fraught with myriad challenges since they do not have any...
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Windfall tax on corporations goes as 5% GST on Food items kicks in -Prasanna Mohanty
-Cenfa.org In continuation of its pro-corporate and anti-poor tax policy, the Centre imposes tax on the common man battling hunger and inflation while sparing corporates making windfall gains and record profits In keeping with its anti-people and pro-corporate tax policy, the Central government withdrew the windfall tax on oil exports on July 19th – 19 days after it was imposed – with effect from July 20. This comes a day after a...
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-Livemint.com The CAIT has urged the states to call an emergency meeting of the GST Council immediately to decide on the withdrawal of the tax on these items Bengaluru: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday wrote to chief ministers and finance ministers of all states demanding the withdrawal of the 5% goods and services tax imposed on unbranded Foodgrains and other items that came into effect from Monday. The association...
More »Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
-UN News Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising Food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, said the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD on Tuesday. UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in Food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the...
More »India will play its due role in advancing global Food security
-ANI/ Hindustan Times Dubey said that New Delhi is running the world's largest Food-based safety net programme, which has seen a paradigm shift from welfare to a rights-based approach. India will play its due role in advancing global Food security, upholding equity, displaying compassion and promoting social justice, said First Secretary Sneha Dubey at the UN Security Council high-level special event on global Food security crisis on Monday (local time). Dubey said that...
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