BJP s success in every phase of WB polls made Mamata frustrated: Nadda ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 17:37 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda said that the BJP s success in every phase of polling has made Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee frustrated and she started getting angry with the people of the state.
Virtually addressing the voters of the Jorasanko constituency in Kolkata, Nadda said, The seventh phase of elections in Bengal will end today. With the blessings of the people of Bengal, BJP has got success in every phase, BJP has been blessed. All these things have made Mamata ji frustrated. She has started to get angry with the people of Bengal.
: Friday, April 23, 2021, 4:52 PM IST
Centre to provide free food grains to 80 cr beneficiaries in May, June under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
Centre to provide free food grains to 80 cr beneficiaries in May, June under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
The Central government on Friday said it will provide free-of-cost food grains to the poor in May and June under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. 5 kg free food grains per person per month would be given to around 80 crore beneficiaries for the two months, said the govt. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs commitment to the poor, the Government of India has decided to allocate free-of-cost food grains @ 5 kg per person per month to nearly 80 crore beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) over and above NFSA foodgrains for next two months i.e. May and June 2021 on the same pattern as the earlier Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), a government release said.
Pulses prices are due for correction
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Supportive government regulations coupled with festive season demand helped pulses experience a sharp price uptick in the later part of 2020. As a result, the WPI pulses inflation data remained in the higher bracket shooting to its highest level in October (15.93 per cent). The major pulse categories such as Chana (gram/chickpea), Tur (pigeon pea) and Masoor (lentils) made price gains in the range of 15 per cent - 25 per cent between September and October last year.
A noticeable hike in minimum support price (MSP), free distribution of chana to the poor households, rigorous purchases by government’s procurement agency NAFED during prolonged lockdown, import duty of 200% on peas, unexpected flood and a shift towards vegetarian protein during corona, mainly accounted for the price surge. However, prices started moderating since mid-December on expectations of better output. With arrivals of fresh season crops nearing and expectation of incre