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Bengal man barks at govt official to force surname change from ‘kutta’ to ‘Dutta’: Viral video

A video of the man barking and whimpering like a dog at the West Bengal government official to have his surname changed from ‘kutta’ to ‘Dutta’ has gone viral

1 min read20 Nov 2022
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Delhi govt approves implementation of One Nation, One Ration Card

All the beneficiaries under the scheme would get ration free of cost in a phased manner through e-PoS on biometric authentication at all FPS in Delhi

1 min read19 Jul 2021
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Digital health, One Nation One Ration cards launched in Chandigarh

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Union Territory administrator V P Singh Badnore received the first digital health card at the launch, according to an official release

1 min read20 Aug 2020
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‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ likely to miss Mar 2021 deadline

Some states such as Bengal, TN, Odisha are yet to back the Centre’s food subsidy scheme for migrantsOnly 24 state governments and Union territories are part of the programme

3 min read19 Aug 2020
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‘One nation, one ration card’ may miss rollout deadline as states flag concerns

West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, among other states are not yet part of the programmeFair price shops have not yet been integrated via e-POS, posing further logistical hurdles for the rollout

3 min read18 Aug 2020
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Now, 24 states integrated to 'one nation, one ration card' scheme

'One nation, one ration card' scheme: 65 crore people in 24 states to benefitThe remaining states/UTs are targeted to be integrated in national portability by March 2021.

1 min read2 Aug 2020
Politics

Covid-19 pandemic forces revamp of world’s biggest food stamps program

India’s annual food-subsidy bill is more than 1 trillion rupees ($13.4 billion) -- almost 4% of the national budgetThe 'One Nation One Ration Card' system will include about 800 million people under the world’s biggest food-security program

2 min read28 Jul 2020
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'One nation, one ration card' explained in 10 points

The eligible beneficiaries will be able to buy subsidszed foodgrains from anywhere in the countryThe national portability will be achieved in the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme by March 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman said

1 min read15 May 2020
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'One nation, one ration card' scheme by March 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman

'One nation, one ration card' scheme will be implemented by August for 67 crore beneficiaries in 23 states, Nirmala Sitharaman saidNirmala Sitharaman today unveiled the second tranche of the government's ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus.

1 min read15 May 2020
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'One nation, one ration card' scheme: 5 more states join the initiative

Bihar, Punjab, UP, Himachal and Daman and Diu have been integrated with the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme: Ram Vilas PaswanUnder the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme a beneficiary will be able to avail benefits across the country using the same ration card

1 min read1 May 2020
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