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]Migrants who left Delhi in second Covid-19 wave returning
- VAT collections, too, reflect a similar trend. They went down from ₹417.01 crore in April to ₹358.17 crore in May and further down to ₹207.35 crore in June.
Updated on Oct 18, 2021 06:19 AM IST
By Abhishek Dey, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' by July 31: SC tells States
The 'One Nation, One Ration Card' programme is a national platform that digitises ration cards, details of beneficiaries, the monthly quota of ration under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
Updated on Jun 29, 2021 12:20 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Update mobile number in ration cards to avoid difficulties: Here's how to add
Here is a look at how to add mobile numbers to ration cards and update existing ones correctly for residents in Delhi.
Published on Jun 18, 2021 02:40 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
2 mn without ration cards in Delhi eligible for state govt’s free ration scheme
The government has also started looking for transporters for carrying the ration from the three designated godowns in Narela, Mayapuri and Gheora to the schools.
Updated on May 29, 2021 03:13 AM IST
By Abhishek Dey, New Delhi:
Devise an India-specific Covid vaccination plan
Over 0.1 million Indians have died from Covid-19 and this is far from over. A well-designed vaccination plan can reduce deaths by up to 70%. Given how much the country has sacrificed to slow the infection down, it is owed a carefully-planned – and customised – vaccine distribution plan.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 03:18 PM IST
By Anup Malani
Creating a robust and effective digital media regulatory mechanism
A huge regulatory structure just to monitor content and process the violations seem neither optimal nor prudent.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 06:36 AM IST
By Uday Kumar Varma
Creating an inclusive welfare architecture
Cover all of India’s poor; and merge welfare programmes under one umbrella scheme
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 08:26 PM IST
By Yamini Aiyar
Jharkhand to give dry ration to sex workers without identity proof
The move follows the Supreme Court order on October 28 when it asked the state governments and union territories to provide dry rations to the sex workers who are identified by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) without insisting on proof of identity.
Updated on Nov 05, 2020 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | By Sanjoy Dey
Deadline to link Aadhaar card-ration card ends today: How to link online and offline
Those who fail to get the two identification cards linked will no longer be eligible to receive their quota of food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
September 30 last date to link Aadhaar card-ration card: How to link online and offline
If not linked before the said date , you will get you quota of food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) only till September 30.
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
Smart ration cards distributed in Mohali
Published on Sep 12, 2020 11:30 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Mohali
Reimagining India’s welfare toolkit
Universalise PDS, make it demand-driven; give more funds to states; and ramp up MGNREGS
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 08:50 PM IST
By Yamini Aiyar
Tripura orders probe after names of 130 villagers found in Mizoram’s voters list
Phuldungsei is a border village with a population of over 600 in southeast Tripura.
Updated on Aug 22, 2020 03:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Agartala | By Priyanka Deb Barman
Delhi cabinet okays doorstep delivery of ration
This flagship scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party government has been in the pipeline for more than two years.
Published on Jul 21, 2020 01:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abhishek Dey | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Delhi govt to enrol at least one lakh more people under food security scheme
There are 1.61 lakh application clearances pending with the department of which 13,131 are awaiting approval after completion of field verification, a senior official said, on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Risha Chitlangia, New Delhi
Voter ID, drivers’ license among papers required for treatments in Delhi hospitals
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that beds in the city hospitals, including the private ones -- with the exception of which are providing specialised surgeries -- will be reserved for “people of Delhi”.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
‘One nation, one ration card’ in Centre’s relief package for migrants
Around 67 crore beneficiaries in 23 states covering 83% of PDS population will be covered by national portability by August, while complete portability will be achieved by March next year.
Updated on May 15, 2020 10:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Usher in changes to ensure no Indian goes hungry | Opinion
Broaden the food security Act; add breakfast to midday meals for schools; prioritise one nation, one ration card
Published on May 07, 2020 07:03 PM IST
By Naveen Jindal
Centre to offer cheap grains to 3.9 million more people
Once states send their lists, the beneficiaries would get additional ration under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, a welfare package announced on March 26 to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
Updated on May 02, 2020 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Zia Haq
One nation, one ration card: It will give a cushion to migrant workers
Some feel that the government must expand the well-stocked PDS system to cover all individuals, irrespective of whether they have a ration card or not, for at least six months. While this must be done, the government must also fast-track the ONORC scheme
Published on Apr 29, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
India cases cross 30k, virus may keep coming back every year: Covid-19 news today
Here is a preview of the important Covid-19 news from India and the world in the past 2 hours.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 08:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Demand for ration cards increases amid lockdown
NFSA covers 75% of the population in rural areas and 50% in urban areas. Food right activists claim that the new rush of applications for ration cards shows that many poor households, especially the families of migrant workers, have been left out.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Consider enacting 1 nation, 1 ration card: SC to Centre
A three-judge bench headed by justice NV Ramana passed the order in a plea by a petitioner who highlighted the plight of migrant labourers because they did not have local identity proof.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
SC asks Centre to consider ‘one nation, one ration card’ during lockdown
The central government scheme is scheduled to be launched in June this year.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan
Calls for free ration grow as migrants fight hunger
The Union government has allowed charities and states to buy extra stocks of federally held foodgrains at a reserve but cheaper-than-market price as several migrant workers battle a food crisis.
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 03:51 AM IST
By Zia Haq, Smriti Kak Ramachandran and Saubhadra Chatterji
The State needs to step up, urgently| Opinion
Provide food; improve Centre-state mechanisms; communicate better; and show compassion
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 07:23 PM IST
By Yamini Aiyar
Covid-19 lockdown: Ration distribution to card applicants starts
Under the scheme announced by CM Arvind Kejriwal on April 1, beneficiaries have to apply online, following which a token, mentioning the centre and time of visit, is issued.
Published on Apr 09, 2020 08:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
E-PDS could have helped migrants, but scheme still lacks the scale
A digitised, portable public distribution system (PDS) was to be a boon for beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act who lose out on their monthly quota of subsidised food when they migrate.
Updated on Mar 30, 2020 07:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Zia Haq
State weeds out 2.81 lakh ‘ghost’ ration cards
Since the introduction of biometric-based authentication, 10.55 lakh beneficiaries have not availed their wheat quota in the last one-and-a-half year v
Published on Dec 31, 2019 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Navneet Sharma, Chandigarh
Bengal government starts selling onion from ration shops
Every family with ration card was given 1 kg onion at Rs 59. In the local markets, the vegetable is being sold for Rs 130-140 a kg, which is a seven-time increase in four months.
Published on Dec 10, 2019 07:57 AM IST
Kolkata | By Indo Asian News Service