Right To Food
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A year since ‘One Nation, One Ration’ was implemented, why hasn’t it taken off?
The scheme is built on Aadhaar and has design complications that have not been addressed.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Delhi government clears proposal for doorstep delivery of ration
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the scheme will be implemented within six to seven months.
Scroll Staff
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Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Ration’ is an attempt to deflect attention from actual solutions
It is technologically possible, but the real question is whether it is implementable.
Reetika Khera
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Odisha: 272 families denied full quota of food rations due to lack of Aadhaar-linking, say activists
A survey by the Right to Food campaign showed that 17 of these families did not receive any ration at all for the months of September and October.
Scroll Staff
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Odisha finds a way to serve children eggs at mid-day meals catered by ISKCON-linked NGO
Akshaya Patra follows principles of vegetarianism and will not procure or serve eggs. But it will bear the cost for school administrations to do so.
Nayantara Narayanan
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At Jharkhand hearing, Adivasis describe how Aadhaar is a barrier to accessing food, pensions
In Latehar district on Thursday, government officials acknowledged the problems faced by Parhaiya Adivasis, a ‘particularly vulnerable tribal group’.
Anumeha Yadav
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Karnataka: Group of citizens asks Centre to terminate contract to ISKCON-run NGO for mid-day meals
Akshaya Patra last week had refused to sign a memorandum on the Karnataka government’s directive to include onions and garlic in the meals.
Scroll Staff
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ISKCON-run NGO refuses to follow Karnataka order to include onion, garlic in mid-day meals
The foundation has been providing meals to 4.43 lakh students in the state. But its religious beliefs contradict the government’s nutritional guidelines.
Sylvia Karpagam & Vandana Prasad
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In Delhi, cancellation of 2.5 lakh ration cards sparks tussle between AAP government, bureaucracy
Questions arise again over Delhi’s welfare delivery system – close on the heels of the starvation deaths of three girls in July.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi is unnecessary, will drain public resources, say activists
Activists fear the Kejriwal government is about to adopt an expensive system that will be even less transparent and efficient than the one it will replace.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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In food-crazy Italy, people are urging vendors to distribute unsold produce for free to the needy
The initiative aims to help cut down on food wastage, which is not only unethical in a world of rising hunger but also environmentally destructive.
Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Cash transfers for subsidised foodgrain: Government claims 99% success. Not so, say 33%
But study of the pilot scheme also finds that 67% of respondents now prefer cash transfers.
Mridula Chari
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