Srinagar,October 31: Commissioner/Secretary, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution,Asgar H. Samoon today took stock of supply position of food grains and other essentials at Bandipora. He inspected various departmental sale outlets in the district and enquired about quality and availability of food grains.The Commissioner/Secretary during his visit sought feedback about the distribution of food...
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General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.Rahul was addressing women self help groups working in Argawan and Walipur villages in Gauriganj area of Amethi constituency .Earlier, Rahul patiently listened problems of groups. Several women present in the meeting underlined need of...
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Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.Rahul was addressing women self help groups working in Argawan and Walipur villages in Gauriganj area of Amethi constituency .Earlier, Rahul patiently listened problems of groups. Several women present in...
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Amethi, Nov 20 : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.Rahul was addressing women self help groups working in Argawan and Walipur villages in Gauriganj area of Amethi constituency.Earlier, Rahul patiently listened problems of groups. Several women present in the meeting...
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Looking to the government-run Public Distribution System (PDS) to beat rising food prices may not remain such a good option.The government is set to increase the prices of food grains available to Above Poverty Line (APL) families considering the increasing burden of food subsidy.There are 11.52 crore APL families in India that buy food grains at a subsidised price of Rs 8.50 for a kg of rice and Rs...
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A joint meeting ofCommunist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) hereon Wednesday has demanded introduction of Food Security Act to ensureavailability of sufficient food grains to all families in thecountry.Announcing organizing an intensified struggle against thegovernment's failure to check sky rocketing of prices of essential commodities,the meeting urged for methods to...
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MANGALORE:A joint meeting of Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party ofIndia-Marxist (CPM) here on Wednesday has demanded introduction of Food SecurityAct to ensure availability of sufficient food grains to all families in thecountry.Announcing organizing an intensified struggle against thegovernment's failure to check sky rocketing of prices of essential commodities,the meeting urged for...
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BJP state unit today expressed its concern over the trends among various parties to politicise incidents of starvation deaths in the state and said it should be avoided in the interest of the masses.State media in-charge of the party Virendra Jha said it was unfortunate to note that some political parties including the Congress and RJD were making statements on reported starvation deaths for gaining...
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Wants a year’s time, suitable compensationHaryana, which became the poineer state in launching VAT (value added tax) in the country, needs more time to prepare itself for the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST).In a press communication released in Chandigarh, the authorities said the state finance minister had urged the central government to defer introduction of GST by one year, compensate the state...
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Haryana government today urged the Centre to defer introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by one year and compensate the state for the loss of revenue of Rs 600 crore on account of the purchase tax levied on food grains like wheat and paddy.The state government also requested the Central government to make a leeway for Haryana for levy of VAT on agricultural inputs like fertilisers and pesticides.Speaking...
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