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People milling about the Royal Perth Show in the early 1900s, horse-drawn carriages jostling with electric trams, men getting their shoes shone, and women out shopping in ankle-length dresses.
It is an extraordinary window into a world that disappeared more than a century ago, and now is your chance to see it.
Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Friday said the government has no proposal at present to revisit the coverage of people benefiting from the National Food Security Act (NFSA) saying it cannot be done "arbitrarily".
17 states operationalise one nation-one ration card system
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17 states operationalise one nation-one ration card system
PTI / Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 18:02 IST
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NEW DELHI: Seventeen states have operationalised one nation-one ration card system with Uttarakhand being the latest to complete the reform, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
States completing the one nation-one ration card system reform are eligible for additional borrowing of 0.25% of gross state domestic product (GSDP).
Accordingly, these states have been granted additional borrowing permission of Rs 37,600 crore by the Department of Expenditure, the ministry said in a statement.
Implementation of the one nation-one ration card system ensures availability of ration to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and other welfare schemes, especially the migrant workers and their families, at any fair price shop (FPS) across the
allocation made to FCI in lieu of subsidy. It has
been reduced to zero for 2021-22.
As on March 31, 2020, NSSF loans’ outstanding
amount lying with FCI was ₹ 2,54,600 crore.
SOURCE: UNION BUDGET DOCUMENTS
High drawal rate
During the three years, the quantity of food grains drawn by States (annually) hovered around 60 million tonnes to 66 million tonnes. Compared to the allocation, the rate of drawal was 91% to 95%. As the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which came into force in July 2013, enhanced entitlements (covering two-thirds of the country’s population), this naturally pushed up the States’ drawal. Based on an improved version of the targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), the law requires the authorities to provide to each beneficiary 5 kg of rice or wheat per month.
Activists Puncture Govt s Claims on Steps It Took to Combat Migrant Workers Crisis
Experts say the Centreâs claims in rebuttal to the recent Freedom House report on the state of democracy in India belie ground reality.
Migrant workers walk with their children to their villages after India announced a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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New Delhi: In its rebuttal to the Freedom House report titled ‘Democracy Under Siege’ in which it has been claimed that Indiaâs status as a free country has declined to âpartly freeâ, the Centre has claimed that it was âmisleading, incorrect and misplaced“. The Indian government then proceeded to spell out what it did for migrant workers and towards enhancing food security during the pandemic.