Government working towards 'one nation one ration card': Ram Vilas Paswan
The minister was speaking at a conference with state food secretaries on food security issues. Officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) were also present.
Jun 28, 2019, 08:36 AM IST
Govt to bring new Consumer Protection law with provisions against celebrities endorsing misleading ads: Ram Vilas Paswan
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said that the government will soon introduce a new Consumer Protection law in the upcoming Parliament session that will check misleading advertisements. The law will carry strong provisions against celebrities endorsing such advertisements as well as adulteration.
Oct 16, 2016, 21:25 PM IST
Government sets up committee to relook at pulse MSP, bonus
Trying out all possible ways to control pulse prices that have neared Rs 200 per kg, the Centre today decided to set up a committee to relook at the minimum support price and bonus to promote pulse cultivation.
Jul 11, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
Sugar exports up at 1.6 MT so far in 2015-16 season
New Delhi: India has exported over 1.6 million tonnes of sugar so far in 2015-16 marketing year that started from October last, up 46 percent from the whole of previous year, according to industry body ISMA.
Jun 13, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Govt may rollback import duty on wheat: Ram Vilas Paswan
Government may scrap the 25 percent import duty on wheat if prices continue to rise, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.
Jun 11, 2016, 17:25 PM IST
FoodMin has proposed 10% import duty on wheat: Paswan
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said his ministry has proposed 10 percent import duty on wheat to curb cheaper shipments as the country already has surplus stock.
Jul 03, 2015, 21:02 PM IST
Food Minister favours sugar export subsidy for upto 1.4 million tonnes
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said his ministry is in favour of extending export subsidy to only 1.4 million tonnes of raw sugar in the ongoing 2014-15 marketing year.
Feb 11, 2015, 14:09 PM IST
Centre to approach states for amendments in APMC Act
Under the APMC Act, mandis are established at different places within the state and farmers can sell their produce through auction at these mandis only.
Dec 30, 2014, 18:15 PM IST
Govt examining extension of export subsidy on sugar
The government is examining cash-starved sugar industry's demand for extending export subsidy on raw sweetener to 2014-15 marketing year, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 19:26 PM IST
Centre warns 25 States/UTs to implement food law by April
The food law, passed by Parliament in September last year, has so far been rolled out only in 11 states and Union Territories. Remaining 25 states/UTs have not yet implemented the scheme.
Dec 10, 2014, 18:59 PM IST
Food law: Centre calls meet of 25 states tomorrow
The Centre has called Wednesday a meeting of Food Secretaries of 25 states/UTs, which have not implemented the National Food Security Act even though Parliament had passed the legislation more than a year ago.
Dec 09, 2014, 17:41 PM IST
Paswan sets deadline to meet Food Security Act standards
The minister said every state and UTs implementing the Act would have to put list of beneficiaries online.
Nov 01, 2014, 18:59 PM IST
No plans to raise PDS grain supply from 5kg to 7kg: Paswan
The government has no plans to raise subsidised foodgrain allocations from 5 kg to 7 kg per person a month under the National Food Security Act, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2014, 14:13 PM IST
Committee on FCI restructuring to hold first meeting on Sep 8
"The meeting of the committee has been scheduled on September 8. It will discuss the overhauling of the FCI, which is plagued by functional and cost inefficiencies," Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
Sep 03, 2014, 15:35 PM IST
Paswan asks states to rise above politics to control prices
The current price rise is a temporary phenomenon created by hoarders, he said.
Jul 04, 2014, 17:38 PM IST
Need to set up godowns to store onion, potato: Paswan
To check volatility in prices of onion and potato, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Thursday said there is a need to set up warehouses for storing these two commodities to ensure supply during the lean season.
Jul 03, 2014, 22:35 PM IST
Centre to discuss on food inflation with State Mins Friday
In order to control food inflation, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers on Friday to discuss other possible ways to rein in prices effectively in the backdrop of poor monsoon this year.
Jul 03, 2014, 18:37 PM IST
Govt pushes back rollout of Food Security Act by 3 months
"The deadline for implementation of National Food Security Act expires on July 4. The government has decided to extend the deadline by three months," Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
Jun 26, 2014, 21:12 PM IST
National Food Security Act gets 3 months' extension
Presently, only 5 states have implemented the Food Security Act and 6 states have implemented the Act partially.
Jun 26, 2014, 16:49 PM IST
Rising prices to increase subsidy burden on PDS sugar: Thomas
The Centre's subsidy burden on PDS sugar may go up due to price increases after import duty on the sweetener was hiked, former Food Minister K V Thomas said Tuesday.
Jun 24, 2014, 18:44 PM IST
