COVID-19: Poor hit as ration shops run out of grains in Chitrakoot

Several ration shops in MP, UP haven’t had wheat for weeks, claim residents  

Stepping on the PDS snake in Dantewada

Aparna Pallavi reveals her near miss with Naxals while enquiring about PDS

Only allocated rice in rations, people sell it to buy expensive wheat

Wheat prices have shot up in the market following a reduced production this year 

One nation one ration card: How many know about it

Facilities of inter-state portability for food security and selecting a fair price ration shop of one’s choice has been availed by 58% …

Small incentive, big draw: How an officer makes PDS work

Jyoti Kakwani plugs pilferage in fair price shops by giving surprise gifts to those who demand receipts from the shopkeeper

Dying for ration: Deep in debt, Rajasthan villagers sell animals

Many across the state say received no ration for years; no help from authorities 

COVID-19: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops

Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing 

COVID-19: Bereft of clarity, why relief measures for Indian poor are not enough

Implementation of relief measures remains a concern. Those not registered under PDS scheme can be affected, say experts    

COVID warriors: More action than words protect consumer rights in UP

Rajesh Choubey has stopped ration shops from pilfering, sensitised people and assisted them in finding livelihood during the pandemic 

Dying for ration: Tonk woman bringing up family on Rs 200 a day not eligible for PDS welfare

Ill-treated by husband for not birthing a boy, free ration would mean not worrying about feeding her daughters

Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits

Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Dying for ration: These Barmer widows and orphans are being turned away from PDS shops

Settlement has lost most of its men to liquor abuse; Women work as waste pickers

DTE Impact: 70-year-old supporting mentally-ill daughter, disabled son-in-law to get her dream cowshed

District collector sanctions Rs 2 lakh, plot of land on lease for family among other benefits

Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded

Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census  

Dying for ration: Biometric glitches in Rajasthan villages keep the poor hungry

Valid ration card holders turned away from PDS shops as fingerprints don't match in records

Dying for ration: Denied full benefits, 62-year-old widow eats a meal a day to survive

Around 80 households out of 250 denied PDS welfare in Baramsar