![]() | Ration shops in Tamil Nadu to get a facelift soonAt least 2,850 ration shops have been identified for beautification in 38 districts during the first phase. |
![]() | Install CCTV cameras at ration shops; streamline functioning of helpline numbers: Parliamentary panelThe Committee also recommended setting up more (QCCs) expeditiously for addressing the issue of quality check/control comprehensively and to prevent losses arising due to damaged foodgrains stock. |
![]() | Odisha government to pilot 'Grain ATM' to dispense PDS rationThe State government has signed several partnership agreements with the World Food Programme (WFP) in 2021. |
![]() | PDS wheat goes missing in Tamil Nadu as Centre cuts supplyRation shops across Tamil Nadu have started reducing supply of the grain to PDS cardholders in anticipation of a shortage. |
![]() | PDS shops in Tamil Nadu to sell branded grocery, get design upgradeThe State government has planned to modernise 35,000 plus fair price shops across the State to attract more customers under the theme ‘food security and nutrient security’. |
![]() | PDS shops eye FSSAI licence in Tamil Nadu, to supply toor dal in packetsThe move will not only reduce the work burden of PDS employees but also reduce consumers' waiting time and each ration cardholder is eligible for 1 kg of toor dal per month. |
![]() | NFSA-2022 rankings: Odisha tops country in ensuring food securityOfficial sources said that since implementation of NFSA in the State in 2015, Odisha has followed it up with a robust end-to-end computerization of TPDS operations. |
![]() | Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies minister R Sakkarapani hails PDS implementation across StateThe conference, on Food and Nutrition Security in India, was held by the Union Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in New Delhi. |
![]() | DMDK, AMMK urge TN govt to stop 'smuggling' of PDS rice to APThe DMDK and AMMK urged the State government to prevent the ‘smuggling’ of Tamil Nadu PDS rice to the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. |
![]() | Government wheat procurement down by 53 per cent to 182 lakh tonnes in 2022-23The wheat procurement target has been revised downward to 195 lakh tonnes for the current year from the earlier 444 lakh tonnes due to a fall in wheat output and increased exports. |
![]() | Left parties call for nationwide protest against inflation, unemployment from May 25 to 31Rolling back of surcharges/cess on petroleum products, restoration of wheat supplies through PDS, strengthening PDS by distribution of essential commodities including pulses & edible oil are some. |
![]() | 9K kgs of PDS rice seizedAccording to the police, special raids are being conducted to prevent illegal transportation of PDS rice. |
![]() | Smuggling PDS rice big business for black marketers, at the cost of taxpayers moneyOf late, there has been a marked increase in the number of people arrested for attempting to sell PDS rice, meant to feed the poor, in the black market. |
![]() | 1.53L quintals of rice seized in Andhra since 2019Listing out the measures taken by the department to check diversion of PDS rice to black market, he said criminal cases will be registered against smugglers of PDS rice. |
![]() | Cardholders fume over faulty biometric scanners at PDS shopsEssential commodities are being distributed through smart cards and the government introduced biometric fingerprint scanner system in all PDS shops. |
![]() | TN govt decides to sell millets through PDS shopsThe products will be sold in Chennai and Coimbatore as a pilot project. A G.O has been issued in this regard. |
![]() | Execute Pongal hamper scheme well, says Tamil Nadu CM MK StalinIn a press statement, Stalin said he visited PDS shops and learnt that the Pongal gift hamper scheme has been received well by the general public. |
![]() | Maximum price of PDS sugarcane to be Rs 33/pieceThe State government on Tuesday issued guidelines for procuring sugarcane from farmers for free distribution to PDS cardholders for Pongal. |
![]() | Dharmapuri jaggery makers upset as TN buys from UP, KarnatakaJaggery producers urged the government to procure from local units and help rural businesses. Jaggery is one of the 21 items included in the Pongal hamper that is to be distributed free to PDS card h |
![]() | Looms off target in making Pongal sarees, dhoties as production lags in ErodeFree distribution of sarees and dhoties was introduced in 2003 in order to provide work to handlooms and power looms as well as the benefit of underprivileged families in the State. |
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