Food and Consumer Affairs

Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs accorded its approval for the supply of fortified rice across government schemes. Let’s have an in-depth understanding of the entire step: What is fortified rice? Rice fortification is a process of adding micronutrients keeping in mind dietary requirements to regular rice. Generally, the ...

Jammu and Kashmir government launched the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food Security Act in the state.  Objective To address the grievance of general public about decrease in their scale of ration after the implementation of National Food Security Act in the state. To ...

The Scheme is initiated by State Mission on Food Processing to provide Cold Chain facilities and Food Preservation to Non Horticultural Products. The Scheme will help farmers to sell their product from farm land to suppliers. The Scheme will also help to link groups of producers to the processors and ...

In order to provide whole wheat fortified atta (WWFA) (whole wheat atta fortified with iron & folic acid) at subsidized rate to the consumers in the State, the State Government has decided to launch a scheme called “Scheme for distribution of whole wheat fortified atta”. Under this scheme, the State ...

Name of the Scheme : Creation of fish markets for promotion of fish sales Objectives of the Scheme : Boosting up the sales of fish by providing best markets with all infrastructure needed and making available best quality fish both in urban and rural markets. Applicable Area of the Scheme ...

దేశం లో నూతన రిటైల్ విధానం ప్రప్రధముగా ప్రకటించిన రాష్ట్రం ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్. రిటైల్ వ్యాపారం సులువుగా నిర్వహించుటకు కార్మిక చట్టాలలో పని గంటలు తదితర నిభందనలలో పెను మార్పులు చేసినది. కార్మిక సమ్మెలను నిరోధించుటకు మరొక్క అడుగు ముందుకు వేసి ఆహార మరియు  కిరానా వ్యాపారములను కూడా అత్యవసర సేవల నిర్వహణ  చట్టం (ESMA)  పరిధిలోనికి తీసుకొని రావటము జరిగినది. అదే కారణంగా పంపిణి మరియు రిటైల్ గిడ్డంగి వ్యవస్థను ...

राज्य में खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योगों की स्थापना के लिए  सहायक और अनुकूल माहौल बनाने के लिए उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग नीति -2012 का शुभारंभ किया। इस नीति का उद्देश्य मूल्य संवर्धन को बढ़ावा देकर किसानों को उनके उत्पादों के लिए निष्पक्ष और आर्थिक रूप से पुरस्कृत मूल्य ...

News Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Singh Badal suggested processing of onions and selling in form of powder or paste by dehydrating onions. He says that onion prices follow a cyclical pattern and are rise during monsoons. He also said that by processing of vegetables wastage of thousands of crores can ...

News Financial assistance upto Rs. 50.00 Crore is provided for setting up Mega Food Parks for creation of modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to consumer. A Mega Food Park is set up in an area of a minimum of 50 acres. Common facilities ...

News The Consumer Affairs Ministry has moved a Cabinet note for making amendments to the Consumers Protection Act and the Bureau of Indian Standards Act. The amendments, among other things, seek to create a Consumer Protection Authority on the lines of the US and European countries for fast-tracking redressal of ...