The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement said.

According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt of wheat is available in the central pool.

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase the dearness allowance (DA) of the central government employees and pensioners by 4 per cent.

New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The central government has decided to restore rice procurement operations in the central pool in the state of Telangana, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution told reporters.

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Assam has become the 36th State to implement the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states, and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.

Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): S. Jagannathan, Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, highlighted India's outstanding experience in successfully ensuring dignified & foolproof access to adequate food grains to the most vulnerable people in the country at WTO high-level seminar on Food Security.

New Delhi Apr 19 PTI Theinsurancescheme for healthcare workers engaged inCOVID-19 related dutieshas been extended further for a period of 180 days from Tuesday and1905claimshave been settled under it so farthe Government said on Tuesday The Union Health Ministry said it has been decided to extend the policy to provide a safety net to dependents of health workers who are deputed to take care of COVID-19 patientsSince the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package PMGKP insurance scheme for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 on March 30 2020 1905 claims of health workers who died while being deployed on COVID-19 related duties have been settled the ministry saidThe PMGKP was launched to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 Lakh to 2212 lakh healthcare providers including community health workers and private health workers who may have been in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and may be at a risk of being impacted by itOn account of the unprecedented situation private hospital staff retired volunteers local urban bodies contract daily wage ad-hoc outsourced staff requisitioned by states central hospitals autonomous hospitals of central states UTs AIIMS and Institute of National Importance INIhospitals of Central Ministries specifically drafted for care of COVID-19 patients are also covered under the PMGKP PTI PLB DV DV

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Central government's insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19 has been extended for another period of 180 days.

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MPs that the NDA government has taken measures to acknowledge the contributions of 14 former PMs.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended the free ration scheme in the state by three months till June 30, 2022 on Saturday.