Paving the way for disbursal of ₹5,000 to each ration cardholder by way of Direct benefit Transfer in Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions of the Union Territory as Cyclone Fengal relief assistance, the Lieutenant Governor, K. Kailashnathan, has accorded sanction to the government to incur an expenditure of around ₹177 crore towards providing the assistance. The assistance of ₹5,000 per …
Odisha Khadya Adhikar Abhijan, a network of activists who work on the right to food and nutrition, expressed concern over e-KYC verification of all 3.26 crore people registered under National Food Security Act. “We have come across a notice by the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department, where all ration cardholders are directed to mandatorily undertake e-KYC by September 25, …
