-TheWire.in Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan aims to implement the plan across the country in a year. New Delhi: The Centre has announced plans to roll out a ‘one nation, one ration card’ system which will aim to make sure that a beneficiary is able to avail herself of the Public Distribution System (PDS) – no matter which part of the country she may be in. The measure, intended primarily to benefit migrant...
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'One nation one ration card' scheme from July 1, 2020 -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Aadhaar linkage needed for it to work; States given one more year to use point of sale machines in ration shops, says Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan New Delhi: ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, which will allow portability of food SECurity benefits, will be available across the country from July 1, 2020. This means poor migrant workers will be able to buy subsidised rice and wheat from any ration...
More »Prudent prescription: on MSME SECtor
-The Hindu An RBI panel’s suggestions on the MSME SECtor cut to the heart of crucial issues The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) SECtor in India is not only a key engine of growth, contributing more than 28% of the GDP and about 45% to manufacturing output. It is also a true reflection of economics where people really matter. Providing employment to about 111 million people, the SECtor’s health is crucial...
More »CPCB asks for pollution plan for Gurugram, Faridabad -Ritam Halder
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board has asked Haryana State Pollution Control Board for a city-specific action plan for Faridabad and Gurugram. In a letter to the board, CPCB has also directed it to install four PM10 analysers at Vikas Sadan, Gurugram, SECtor 6, Panchkula, MD University, Rohtak, and SECtor 16A, Faridabad. Based on the 2011-2015 data and WHO report of 2014/2018, 102 cities that failed to meet...
More »Retail policy put on fast track
-The Telegraph The commerce ministry has also formed a committee to address the concerns of stakeholders on the draft e-commerce policy The government plans to come out with a draft national retail policy in the next 10 days amid strong opposition among small traders over the rapid expansion of online retail, led by multinationals, even as they grapple with the computerisation of their operations. The commerce ministry has also formed a committee to...
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