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Inter-state portability of ration card begins in 4 states; to be rolled out across India by June 2020: Ram Vilas Paswan

In these four states, both intra-state and inter-state portability of ration card is being implemented successfully, Paswan said.

Starvation deaths emerge as key poll issue in Jharkhand as ration card woes keep vulnerable groups hungry

Activists claim that anomalies in the public distribution system (PDS) in Jharkhand is a major contributor of malnutrition among children in the state, the BJP government in the state, however, denies these allegations

Delhi starvation deaths: P Chidambaram accuses Centre of 'cruelly neglecting' MGNREGA, Food Security Act

P Chidambaram spoke about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a social security employment generation legislation which guarantees employment to the poor.

In Jharkhand, 11-year-old dies of starvation as her family did not have Aadhaar-linked ration card

The government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing subsidised foodgrains from ration shops turned fatal for an 11-year-old girl in Jharkhand.

Odisha urges Centre to increase allocation under National Food Security Act

The Odisha government on Thursday urged the Centre to increase the food grain allocation for additional 15 lakh people under the National Food Security Act.

National Conference stages dharna against lack of civic amenities in Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference on Tuesday staged a dharna here against lack of civic amenities and scarcity of ration being faced by the people in the wake of the implementation of ill-conceived NFSA in Jammu and Kashmir.

PDP MLAs, state Minister exchange barbs in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly

In a major embarrassment to the ruling PDP dispensation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, two of the party MLAs and CAPD minister Zulfikar Ali on Saturday engaged in war of words.