State-Wise Population Coverage Under Food Security Ordinance
The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013, promulgated on 05.07.2013, provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural andupto 50% of the urban population, at the all India level, to receive 5 kilograms of foodgrains at subsidized prices under Targeted Public Distribution System, provided that households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana will be entitled to 35 kilograms per household per month. The annual requirement… Read More
Tags: Central Government, Food security, India, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Planning Commission, Public Distribution System, Rajya Sabha
Government to Provide Support for Infrastructure Development for Mountaineering in NER
The Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri U.K. Sangma said that the Government will provide all possible support for infrastructure development for mountaineering in North Eastern Region. He said this while interacting with media and the mountaineers of the 1st North East India on top of the World (Mt. Everest) Expedition 2013 here today. Shri Sangma said… Read More
Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, India, Manipur, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Mizoram, Mount Everest, Northeast India, Pranab Mukherjee
Package for Tea and Coffee Growers
The Tea and Coffee Board had made a comprehensive analysis of the problems of the small tea and coffee growers in the country. In the tea sector, more than 2 lakh growers are involved and they are concentrated in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh. Of late, small… Read More
Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal