From apathy to action
4 years, 9 months ago

From apathy to action

The Hindu  

In dealing with the health and economic crisis, the Central government’s apathy is disappointing. When other States also shut down schools and Anganwadis, the Supreme Court took suo motu notice of Kerala’s actions. Other relief measures include advance payment of social security pensions, free PDS ration, food packets for those who are not covered by the PDS and free bus travel. Coronavirus lockdown | At ‘Zero Point’ on Yamuna Expressway, flight from hunger beats fight against virus One welcome announcement on March 26 was the doubling of PDS rations for the coming three months. While a Personnel Ministry order says biometric attendance for Central government employees will be stopped, to reduce the risk of community transmission, no such order from the Food Ministry has come yet.

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Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre
4 years, 5 months ago

Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre

Hindustan Times  

India’s food-rationing system has been fully digitised in 24 states, allowing beneficiaries to receive subsidised food handouts in any of these states, a boost for migrant labourers, food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan The “One Nation One Ration Card” system, a digital platform which ensures in-kind welfare benefits move with migrants, now covers …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Before extending lockdown, PDS universalisation, community kitchen expansion and cash grants are critical to prevent food riots
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Before extending lockdown, PDS universalisation, community kitchen expansion and cash grants are critical to prevent food riots

Firstpost  

Only if the Centre steps in to universalise the public distribution system, will the time bomb of mounting hunger be truly defused. Last week, after a scuffle broke out in the food queue, three shelter homes in Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate packed like sardines with 10,000 stranded migrants, were set on fire. There are three essential components to at least prevent …

Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy

Hindustan Times  

Social and religious organisations have started feeding the needy and migrant workers trekking back home in the absence of public transport, and state governments opened community kitchens at shelter homes, enlisting the staff of the police to hand out packages of food in response to the coronavirus crisis and the distress it has sparked. In most states, community kitchens have …

Community Kitchens: SC Imposes Costs Of Rs 5 Lacs On Several States For Failure To File Reply [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Community Kitchens: SC Imposes Costs Of Rs 5 Lacs On Several States For Failure To File Reply [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 5 lacs on several states for failing to file affidavits on a PIL seeking establishment of state-funded or Public Private Partnership kitchens across the country. Community kitchens are institutions that provide cheap or free nutritious food as a service to the general public usually run by religious institutions or by the state. …

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