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Assam govt plans to provide pulses, sugar through ration cards to stabilise price, says CM Sarma
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Assam govt plans to provide pulses, sugar through ration cards to stabilise price, says CM Sarma

India TV News  

Assam ration cards: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government is considering the provision of pulses and sugar through ration cards to help stabilize prices whenever there is a spike. "Today, HCM Dr. @himantabiswa inaugurated the first phase of new ration card distribution in 49 newly designated assembly constituencies, reaffirming the government's commitment to …

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Premallatha Vijayakant demands ₹10,000 as relief per ration card holder
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Premallatha Vijayakant demands ₹10,000 as relief per ration card holder

The Hindu  

DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant has called upon the state government to distribute ₹10,000 per ration card holder as relief after heavy rains affected several parts of the state. Urging the state government to distribute relief funds, Ms. Premallatha said that heavy rain had affected several districts in the State, and the government should have taken adequate precautionary measures. While …

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Bid to weed out only ineligible BPL card holders: Siddaramaiah
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bid to weed out only ineligible BPL card holders: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has denied allegations that the state government has issued orders to cancel Below Poverty Line ration cards for eligible beneficiaries, clarifying that current efforts aim to weed out ineligible recipients. Reacting to the BJP’s criticism, Karnataka food and civil supplies minister KH Muniyappa said that the revision of ration cards was initiated under the previous BJP …

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Maharashtra government to provide discounted food packets to 1.7 crore families for month
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra government to provide discounted food packets to 1.7 crore families for month

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election, the Eknath Shinde-led government has decided to provide Anandacha Shidha kit to ration card holders across the state. According to the GR, ‘Anandacha Shidha’ kit will also be provided to the ration card holders on the occasion of the festival of Gauri-Ganpati which is the biggest festival of Maharashtra. Since Shiv Sena-BJP government …

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Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer accused of misusing the UPSC reservation quota, used a false address and a fake ration card to obtain a disability certificate, reported India Today. Puja Khedkar came under fire after she was transferred from Pune to Washim following suspicions of forgery and misuse of the reservation policy for people who are disabled people and …

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Crop Loan Waiver: Ration Card, PM Kisan Norms may Play Spoilsport
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Crop Loan Waiver: Ration Card, PM Kisan Norms may Play Spoilsport

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government's decision to link the crop loan waiver with ration cards and certain provisions of the PM-Kisan scheme could deny this benefit to many farmers, as no new ration cards have been issued in Telangana since 2015. Previous crop loan waiver schemes implemented by earlier governments never linked ration cards or PM-Kisan norms to extend the benefit. …

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Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC
10 months ago

Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has said that ration cards cannot be considered a reliable source of proof of address, as they exist only to ensure the provision of food grains at a reasonable price to citizens. This policy delineates the eligibility criteria for the allotment of alternative dwelling units to rehabilitate and relocate JJ colony dwellers, and states that a …

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Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC
10 months ago

Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has said that ration cards cannot be considered a reliable source of proof of address, as they exist only to ensure the provision of food grains at a reasonable price to citizens. This policy delineates the eligibility criteria for the allotment of alternative dwelling units to rehabilitate and relocate JJ colony dwellers, and states that a …

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Ration Cards Can't Be Considered As Proof Of Address Or Residence: Delhi High Court
10 months ago

Ration Cards Can't Be Considered As Proof Of Address Or Residence: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a ration card is issued exclusively for obtaining essential commodities from shops under the public distribution system and cannot be considered as proof of address or residence. Granting relief to the jhuggi dwellers, the court said that DDA had wrongly put reliance on the ration card as proof of address since it did …

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Provide Free Medical Treatment To Poor In Kausa-Mumbra Even Without Yellow & Orange Ration Cards: Bombay High Court To Thane Municipal Corp
11 months, 1 week ago

Provide Free Medical Treatment To Poor In Kausa-Mumbra Even Without Yellow & Orange Ration Cards: Bombay High Court To Thane Municipal Corp

Live Law  

In a significant order the Bombay High Court directed the Thane Municipal Corporation to ensure free treatment for all poor patients even if they don't have yellow and orange ration cards at its newly built 100-bed Hakim Ajmal Khan Hospital in Kausa-Mumbra. However, it took note of the Municipal Corporation's resolution dated 3rd March 2022 on providing free treatment even …

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Assam rolls out ration card distribution for 42 lakh new beneficiaries; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches scheme in Jalukbari
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam rolls out ration card distribution for 42 lakh new beneficiaries; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches scheme in Jalukbari

The Hindu  

Ration card distribution to more than 42 lakh new beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act has started in Assam, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launching it in his constituency Jalukbari. “A total of 42,85,745 new beneficiaries will be covered under the NFSA in the State, with ceremonial distribution of ration cards to be held across the State,” an …

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Was a Dalit ration shopkeeper discriminated against in Gujarat; Fact Check
1 year, 3 months ago

Was a Dalit ration shopkeeper discriminated against in Gujarat; Fact Check

Op India  

It is being claimed in the media and social media that there has been caste discrimination against a Dalit shopkeeper in a village in Gujarat. Image Source: Telangana Today The report further quoted “reports from Ahmedabad” as saying that the Patan district collector has advised 436 ration card holders of Kanosan village in Saraswati taluka to purchase ration from nearby …

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Fair Price Shops Supplying Essential Commodities To Ration Card Holders Are Not Liable To Charge GST To The State Government: West Bengal AAR
1 year, 6 months ago

Fair Price Shops Supplying Essential Commodities To Ration Card Holders Are Not Liable To Charge GST To The State Government: West Bengal AAR

Live Law  

The West Bengal Authority of Advance Ruling has ruled that Fair Price Shops supplying essential commodities, specifically Super Kerosene Oil, under the Public Distribution System to ration card holders are not liable to charge GST to the State Government.The bench of Sarthak Saxena and Joyjit Banik has observed that Entry 11A of Notification No. The West Bengal Authority of Advance …

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Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Inquiry Into Alleged Malpractices In Issuance Of Ration Cards in Bihar
1 year, 7 months ago

Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Inquiry Into Alleged Malpractices In Issuance Of Ration Cards in Bihar

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking an inquiry into the alleged malpractice and irregularities in issuance of Ration Cards in fictitious names in Bihar. The petitioner had placed on record certain alleged irregularities with reference to a particular dealer under the Public Distribution System and had also mentioned names of family members of certain Ration …

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With family ID scheme, Yogi government hopes to bridge last-mile delivery on welfare programmes
1 year, 9 months ago

With family ID scheme, Yogi government hopes to bridge last-mile delivery on welfare programmes

The Hindu  

The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has launched a project to boost last-mile delivery of welfare schemes in the State. In late January, the State government launched a 12-digit family identification number scheme wherein data from the 17 government departments has been sought to be collated, information regarding scheme beneficiaries, tallying them with ration and Aadhaar cards and arriving at …

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Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States
1 year, 11 months ago

Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union of India and all state governments to inform whether the 28.55 crores migrants/unorganised workers registered on the E-Shram portal are having the ration cards and whether all of them are given the benefit of food under the National Food Security Act. Only the money is being given by the central government, they …

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Watch: Bengal man barks at official after ration card shows surname as ‘kutta’
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Bengal man barks at official after ration card shows surname as ‘kutta’

Live Mint  

How far can you go to get your work done while at a government office? Well, take a cue from this West Bengal man who literally started barking in front of the executive magistrate to have his name changed from “Kutta” to “Dutta” on his ration card. The viral video shows the government official leaving in his car, while Srikanti …

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Man barks at govt. official in West Bengal’s Bankura, gets name corrected on ration card
2 years, 1 month ago

Man barks at govt. official in West Bengal’s Bankura, gets name corrected on ration card

The Hindu  

A man in West Bengal’s Bankura district barked like a dog before a government official to get his name corrected on his ration card. Srikanti Kumar Dutta has been running around government offices for a correction in his name on the ration card. After Mr. Dutta’s attempt to correct his name from ‘Srikanti Kumar Kutta’ to “Srikanti Kumar Dutta” fell …

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'Shameful' to extract price of 'Tiranga' by snatching food of poor: Varun Gandhi
2 years, 5 months ago

'Shameful' to extract price of 'Tiranga' by snatching food of poor: Varun Gandhi

The Hindu  

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on August 10 alleged that ration card holders are being forced to buy the national flag, and said it will be unfortunate if celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Independence becomes a burden on the poor. It is "shameful" to extract the price of 'Tiranga', which lives in the heart of every Indian, by snatching the …

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'Har Ghar Tiranga': Ration card holders being forced to buy national flag, says Varun Gandhi
2 years, 5 months ago

'Har Ghar Tiranga': Ration card holders being forced to buy national flag, says Varun Gandhi

Firstpost  

The Pilibhit MP posted a video purportedly showing some ration card holders complaining about being forced to pay Rs 20 to buy the flag New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that ration card holders are being forced to buy the national flag, and said it will be unfortunate if the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Independence …

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Centre launches software to enrol names in ration cards
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre launches software to enrol names in ration cards

The Hindu  

The Centre has launched a common facility to register names in ration cards on a pilot basis for 11 States and Union Territories. Named as Ration Mitr, this software developed by the National Informatics Centre, can be used to enrol people of any State in ration cards from anywhere in the country. He said around 4.7 crore ration cards of …

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'You Cannot Cancel Before Verification' : Supreme Court On Telangana Govt Cancelling 19 Lakh Ration Cards; Directs Field Verification
2 years, 8 months ago

'You Cannot Cancel Before Verification' : Supreme Court On Telangana Govt Cancelling 19 Lakh Ration Cards; Directs Field Verification

Live Law  

While hearing a plea alleging cancellation of over 19 lakh ration cards in the State of Telangana without verification, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday directed the State Government to conduct field verification of all the ration cards that were cancelled pursuant to the notification issued by the Central Government in 2016. "We direct the State of Telangana to conduct verification …

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'Not Realistic' : Supreme Court Expresses Doubts Regarding Number Of Sex Workers Identified By WB & Maharashtra
2 years, 10 months ago

'Not Realistic' : Supreme Court Expresses Doubts Regarding Number Of Sex Workers Identified By WB & Maharashtra

Live Law  

On Monday, the Supreme Court directed the State Governments to continue with the process of identification of sex workers who do not have any proof of identity and who have been deprived of ration. "The figures that has been given are not realistic, efforts have to be made by State Governments to take support of community based organisations without relying …

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"Limit Based On 2011 Census Exhausted": Delhi Govt Tells HC On Woman's Plea Regarding Non Issuance Of Ration Card Over 8 Yrs
3 years, 2 months ago

"Limit Based On 2011 Census Exhausted": Delhi Govt Tells HC On Woman's Plea Regarding Non Issuance Of Ration Card Over 8 Yrs

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that no ration card was issued to a woman for over 8 years since the limit for issuance of 72 lakh ration cards set by the Centre based on the Census of 2011, was already exhausted.Justice Rekha Palli therefore directed thr Centre as well as the Delhi Government to file their …

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