Page 14 - Welfare Schemes

Govt approves continuation of Scheme for Investment Promotion for 5 years

The scheme comprises a number of components and activities for the promotion of investment into the country

Extra Rs 10,000 cr allocated for MGNREGA inadequate: Civil society

Civil society activists claim that the extra Rs 10,000 crore won't go far as already pending payments are in excess of Rs 10,000 crore

Centre forms panel to frame community kitchen scheme

The group which will be headed by food secretary of Madhya Pradesh will comprise food secretaries of eight states

PM Modi hails Cabinet's decision to extend free supply of ration scheme

"Today's Cabinet decision will benefit 80 crore Indians and is in line with our commitment of ensuring greater public welfare," Modi said on Twitter

India to use revenue surge to fund welfare programmes, says report

Govt will not utilise a big bump in revenue collection to beat its fiscal deficit target or lower borrowing, say govt sources

Will personally monitor implementation of government schemes, says Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said he will personally monitor, in real-time, the progress of implementation of various welfare measures undertaken by his government

From India to US, sharpest rise in food price since 1970s challenges govts

Global food prices were up 33% in August from a year earlier with vegetable oil, grains and meat on the rise, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization show

Mahajyoti planning welfare schemes worth Rs 180 crore for OBCs: Minister

Welfare schemes worth Rs 180 crore have been planned in the current fiscal by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Reasearch & Training Institute, better known as 'Mahajyoti', an autonomous body under the Maharashtra government's Other Backward Classes Bahujan Department, state minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, the state social welfare minister also said two regional centres of Mahajyoti will come up in Aurangabad and Nashik by the end of October. He said funds will be allotted for skill training courses, competitive exam coaching, scholarships, fellowships, hostels and construction of administrative buildings in 2021-22.

Statsguru: Where flagship welfare schemes of Modi govt stand after 7 years

Business Standard looks at eight key schemes of this government

CSR spending not source of financing resource gaps in govt schemes: MCA

Corporate Social Responsibility spending under the companies law should not be interpreted as a source of financing the resource gaps in government schemes, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has said as it issued a detailed set of FAQs for the effective implementation of CSR norms. Activities undertaken by companies as part of the normal course of business is not considered CSR work. However, the ministry has provided an exemption for companies engaged in R&D activities for new vaccines, drugs and medical devices in their normal course of business with respect to COVID. The exemption would be in place for three financial years till FY 2022-23, as per the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) dated August 25. "This exclusion is allowed only in case the companies are engaged in R&D in collaboration with organisations as mentioned in item (ix) of Schedule VII and disclose the same in their board reports," the ministry said. The organisations are specified under item ix of Schedule ...

How the government is failing its migrant workers and their families

Outreach and accessibility of schemes, and estimations of the migrant population remain a significant hurdle for benefits flowing to the migrant population

Children of mid-day meal scheme beneficiaries show better growth: Study

The study, which was recently published in journal Nature Communications, is titled 'Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India's national school feeding program'

The post-Covid economy

There is a strong case for the government to shift its attention from the economy to public service management

To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Odisha will be slum-free by 2023, focus on improving welfare: Minister

Odisha will be made slum-free by 2023 as the state is focusing on improving health and education and strengthening drinking water supplies among other welfare measures, a minister said on Friday

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

Why the poor are leaning right

How support for left and right-leaning parties is changing in social composition

SC asks states, UTs to implement 'one nation, one ration card' scheme

The court posed queries to the Centre as to how the benefit of free food grain till November this year under the 'PM Garib Kalyan Yojna' would reach to migrant labourers having no ration cards

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Covid-19 pandemic: Govt may extend social and rural relief schemes

Aims to provide impetus to rural economy and small businesses