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Ram Vilas Paswan

“Weather Expert” Ram Vilas Paswan to stay back in NDA

Odisha News Insight Dec 22, 2018 0

ONI Bureau: Known as an "Weather Expert" in political circle, who always senses victory of any party or coalition and prefers to go with them, Union Minister and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan has decided to stay back in NDA although RLSP…

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Paswan bats for 15% reservation for upper caste poor

Odisha News Insight Apr 27, 2018 0

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said the poor among the upper caste should get 15 per cent reservation. "Our party's motto is power to the poor besides secularism and communal harmony. There…

Odisha

Naveen asks Paswan to fix provisional incidental costs of Paddy

Odisha News Insight Mar 10, 2018 0

ONI Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked the Food and Public Distribution department to fix provisional incidental costs at a reasonable level for smooth continuance of procurement operations in the state. In a…

Odisha

Centre relaxes Paddy FAQ norms for farmers of 15 Dist in Odisha

Odisha News Insight Feb 8, 2018 0

ONI Bureau: The Centre has agreed to relax fair average quality (FAQ) norms for the procurement of paddy in 15 districts of Odisha where the crops were affected due to unseasonal rains. The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and…

Odisha

Confirmed! Odisha to get Rice and Wheat in 85:15 Ratio

Odisha News Insight Jun 1, 2016 0

Odisha will get Rice and Wheat in the ratio of 85:15 w.e.f. from June 2016 under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Earlier, Odisha used to get Rice and Wheat in the ratio of 78:22. Going forward, The state will get 145859 tonnes of…

Odisha

Rice-Wheat ratio to be 85:15 from June for Odisha

Odisha News Insight May 12, 2016 0

The Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met the Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday to discuss the issues of rice and wheat allocation to Odisha. Mr. Paswan criticised state government for politicising rice issue. He said…

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Rs.3,331.39 Cr Food Subsidy given to Odisha: Ram Vilas Paswan

Odisha News Insight Apr 27, 2016 0

Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Rs.1.34 lakh crore in food subsidy was given to the Food Corporation of India. The Union Government has given Rs.3,331.39 crore food subsidy to Odisha during the 2015-16 fiscal year under National…

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Consumer Affairs Ministry signs MoUs with industry bodies to promote Consumer Welfare

Odisha News Insight Mar 23, 2016 0

Department of Consumer Affairs signed MoUs with the Industry bodies to promote consumer interests on Tuesday. The MoUs broadly covers the collaborative programmes on developing and implementing a self-regulatory code of fair business…

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Union Minister Paswan launches Online Depot System

Odisha News Insight Mar 18, 2016 0

Online System to automate all the operations of FCI depots launched by Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in New Delhi on Thursday. Capturing data online on a real time basis, the system will…

News Bulletin

68 crore people getting subsidized foodgrains under NFSA

Odisha News Insight Mar 15, 2016 0

The Government of India has accorded high priority to the issue of hunger and malnutrition in the country and is implementing several schemes/programmes through State Governments/UT Administrations to improve food security situation in the…

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