Page 2013 - Economy & Policy News

59 mn added under PM Jyoti Bima Yojana, 154 mn under Suraksha Yojana: Govt

The PMJJBY offers life insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh in case of death due to any reason to people in the age group of 18-50 years having a bank or post office account

Auto sector is in transition phase, no threat of job losses: Govt in RS

Union Heavy Industries Minister Prakash Javadekar said no closure of any automobile or ancillary manufacturing units has been reported in the past three years

Ntpc To Regulate Supply To Bengal, Bihar, Orissa

Ntpc To Regulate Supply To Bengal, Bihar, Orissa

Adityanath govt clears Rs 1,600 cr Ballia Link Expressway project

The four-lane expressway will connect UP-Bihar border district with Purvanchal Expressway; It is expected to be 35-40 km long and is likely to cost Rs 40 crore per km

Higher MSP fosters surge in paddy arrivals in Chhattisgarh's centres

Over 700,000 tonnes of the crop arrived in a week. State has till date disbursed Rs 7,000 cr to farmers, who will be paid Rs 1,815 a quintal for common grade and Rs 1,835 for A-grade produce

UP cabinet okays Zurich Airport International plan to develop Jewar airport

The new airport will be designed, developed and operated under a 40-year concession period and the Swiss firm will invest more than Rs 4,500 crore in it

No proposal to waive off education loans: FM Sitharaman tells Parliament

She said banks have been sensitised to adopt a non-coercive strategy for recovery of education loans

Citizenship Bill: Sena accuses Centre of 'invisible Hindu-Muslim partition'

Sena pointed out that most of the states from the North East region have opposed the CAB along with Bihar where the BJP is sharing power with the JD(U), and West Bengal

India may overhaul clinical trial ecosystem for faster drug availability

At a meeting last month, government officials discussed the proposal to set up clinical trial centres at institutions affiliated with the ICMR, replacing the current system

Lessons from Rajasthan: Can Ayushman Bharat health scheme deliver results?

Ayushman Bharat is expected to take India towards universal health coverage

PM rushes to insure half bn people before 2019 polls; tie up with hospitals

In March, the government had presented a draft bill on a social security program designed to cover the country's 500 million poorest workers, including those in informal sector

10 key things you must know about Modi's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme

Among the most important announcements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make in his 5th speech from the ramparts of Red Fort is the announcement of the Ayushman Bharat scheme's rollout

8,000 health and wellness centres operational across 35 states, UTs

These centres will be equipped to provide treatment for diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and old age-related ailments

Countdown to Ayushman Bharat scheme: Gujarat expects seamless transition

Intended for tertiary services for BPL families, it gradually evolved to cover families above the poverty line who have an annual income below Rs 300,000 under the extended MA Vatsalya Scheme

NHA, IRDAI recommend measures to check frauds, data standardization

In the report, the experts recommended building a national repository of empanelled hospitals under insurance/government schemes with defined standards for quality and package rates and codes

No proposal to review prices of packages under Ayushman Bharat, says govt

West Bengal government rolled back the Ayushman Bharat scheme in January 2019

Will not accept renaming of Ayushman Bharat scheme in Rajasthan: Centre

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also accused the Ashok Gehlot government of failing to implement the Centre sponsored schemes in Rajasthan properly

NSO data paints a dismal picture of health insurance in the country

While households across income groups are borrowing less to pay for medical costs, the insurance sector has progressively ignored the poor and focused instead on the more lucrative upper-income groups

China's crackdown on illegal meat puts India's $2-bn trade at risk

Tighter border controls in China have hurt a black market meat trade that's normally worth about $2 billion a year

Rape, POCSO case probes should be completed in 2 months: Law minister

Incidents of rape and crimes against women are unfortunate and highly condemnable, Prasad said