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Free ration doorstep delivery by TMC govt is illegal, says Calcutta high court

Summary by Ground News
The initiative was promised by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the 2021 Assembly elections. It was implemented after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came to power for the third straight term. The order came after a petitioner moved the high court challenging the state government's initiative.

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The New Indian ExpressThe New Indian Express
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Calcutta High Court calls Didi’s doorstep ration scheme illegal

“The Duare Ration scheme is ultra vires to the National Food Security Act, 2013, and is, therefore, a nullity in the eye of the law,’’ said the division bench.

·India
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Free ration doorstep delivery by TMC govt is illegal, says Calcutta high court

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched the Duare Ration (doorstep ration) scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic in December 2020 when people could not leave home because of the nationwide lockdown.

·New Delhi, India
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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
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