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The government has no plans as of now to impose any restrictions on exports of rice and there are adequate buffer stocks to meet the domestic requirements, according to an official source. There were some discussions on imposing curbs on…

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday announced a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance for government employees and expansion of welfare schemes under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Speaking after hoisting the…

The Centre on Friday launched a common registration facility in 11 states and UTs to enable homeless people, destitutes, migrants and other eligible beneficiaries to apply for ration cards. The National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides…

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern that people in the country are still dying of hunger despite the National Food Security Act, the Supreme Courton Thursday said that no citizen should die for want of food and it is the responsibility of the…

India's Modi-led government on Monday listed out the multiple measures it had taken to curb inflation. During Lok Sabha proceedings on July 18, MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the government was "constantly monitoring" price rise…

Wheat procurement by the government is 57.5% less than the original target this season due to higher private trade as well as a dip in harvest. Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 18.7 million tonnes of wheat as on Tuesday, a…