Entitlements
Eligibility Inclusion: Phase 1: Existing card holders: 20 August 2013
Phase 2: All remaining eligible households (42 lakh)
Exclusion: Even if they meet the eligibility criteria, these families will not be entitled if any member
Application
Submission 98 Samajik Suvidha Sangam Kendras (GRC-SKs) 70 circle offices (Department of Food and Supplies) [Please collect perforated receipt at the bottom of the application form as proof of submission] Apply For expert assistance and to contact other members of the state campaign, please contact
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News 2015
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How is Food Security Act enforced without framing rules, asks Delhi High Court (The Economic Times, 12 March 2014) 2013 Application process for food security card resumes (The Hindu, 21 December 2013) Smart card for assured food, promised and then held up (Indian Express 2 December 2013) Govt planning vending machines for PDS wheat, rice, says Sheila (Express News Service 18 November 2013) 15 lakh families to get food cards after Delhi elections (Kumar Vikram , Daily Mail 11 November 2013) How Delhi's food security scheme is failing Delhi's poorest as 60 percent miss out on cheaper grain (Kumar Vikram , Daily Mail 10 November 2013)Stop identifying food scheme beneficiaries: Election Commission (TOI, 25 October 2013) Six food officials suspended for irregularities (One India, 15 October 2013) AAP hits out at Delhi govt for irregularities in PDS (TOI, 15 October 2013) Aadhaar: The confusion continues (Ketki Angre, NDTV, 15 October 2013)Centre mulls packed grain under PDS (Deepak Kumar Dash, TNN, 15 October 2013) Revealed: How food grains meant for Delhi's poorest are ending up on the black market (Mail Today, 14 October 2013) Headlines Today cameras capture trucks diverting PDS wheat meant for Delhi's poor to private flour mills (Harish Sharma/Arun Singh, Headlines Today, 14 October 2013) Despite SC order, Aadhaar still mandatory for food scheme in Delhi (Sowmya Ashok, The Hindu, 9 October 2013) After Chhattisgarh, Delhi govt to take food distribution system online (Ruhi Bhasin, 2 October 2013) Delhi govt receiving 50,000 applications daily on food scheme (Zee TV, 23 September 2013) 9 lakh forms submitted, says Yusuf (Asian Age, 23 September 2013) Delhi elections may hamper distribution of food security smart cards (Asian Age, 22 September 2013) "Food security scheme: Not a simple and hassle-free process" (Sowmiya Ashok, The Hindu, 22 September 2013) Poor quality grains from Delhi (Sowmiya Ashok, The Hindu, 22 September 2013) India Matters: Food secure in the Capital (NDTV, 20 September 2013) Meanwhile, CM distributes food security benefits (Express News Service, 2 September 2013) Food Security Scheme to reach 74 lakh beneficiaries by Jan 2014, says Sheila Dixit (NewsTrack India, 1 September 2013) Food security scheme: Distribution of grains starts in Delhi (Economic Times, 1 September 2013) Govt. finalises eligibility criteria for food security programme (The Hindu, 30 August 2013) Food security scheme launch today (Hindustan Times, 20 August 2013) Delhi food security scheme to benefit 32 lakh (Sowmiya Ashok, The Hindu, 27 July 2013) Five questions govt needs to answer on food security (Vivek Kaul, 15 July 2013) Food Bill to be a gamechanger for Sheila Dikshit as Delhi gears for assembly elections next year (Vikram Kumar, India Today, 13 July 2013) |