Page 16 - Welfare Schemes

One eye on polls, Mamata focuses on welfare schemes, rural thrust in budget

Two million new pucca houses for SC/ST over five years, sops for farmers with an increase in financial aid from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 and minimum aid from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000

Budget: Central schemes outlay sees rise despite talks of rationalisation

The new centrally sponsored schemes include Mission Shakti, Saksham Anganwadi, Poshan 2.0, and Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikash Yojana

Banking on Budget: The five areas of focus for FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Given the series of policy announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last 9 months it is reasonable not to expect more this time

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announces slew of welfare schemes

All the welfare pensions are to be hiked by Rs 100 a month

State govts worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in upcoming Budget

Govt looks to rationalise centrally sponsored schemes due to fiscal constraints

Ahead of 2021 polls, Mamata announces welfare schemes, bikes for youth

Banerjee, while speaking at a public distribution programme at Khatra in Bankura district, also claimed that the BJP-led central government was not in favour of giving free treatment to COVID patients

Cantonment areas should not be deprived of welfare schemes: Rajnath Singh

Military Cantonment areas in India should not be deprived of the government's welfare schemes, said Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

11 states, UTs didn't distribute foodgrains in July under PMGKAY: Paswan

As a result, free foodgrains have been able to reach only about 62 per cent of the total 810 million beneficiaries during last month through ration shops, Paswan said

Covid-19 crisis: A status check of India's free grain scheme

As the distribution period for the packages nears its end, Business Standard takes stock of the progress so far.

Govt changes policy to distribute free cooking gas cylinders: Details here

Earlier, beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were entitled to three free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders effective April 1 to June 30 this year.

Covid-19 crisis: No new scheme for a year as govt tightens purse strings

New schemes, up to Rs 500 crore, which have already been appraised by the departments and ministries, would also be suspended in the current financial year.

Govt applies the brake on schemes outside the Rs 20 trillion package

Schemes that were given in-principle approval would also be suspended in this financial year

Fiscal stimulus by FM is mostly credit oriented, says Subhash Chandra Garg

He said that the fiscal stimulus, by its very nature, is additional fiscal burden on the public finances

Tamil Nadu's MSMEs want measures similar to those offered by other states

Demand raising working hours to 12 a day, leeway to units to work out the number of hands required, choice to migrants between a ticket back home and Rs 5,000 for staying behind

Amarinder Singh asks administration to ensure welfare of migrant workers

The chief minister asked the industry ministry to "aggressively" pursue the development of the four industrial parks already announced by the state government in the budget for this fiscal.

Here's what Finance Ministry claims about women and social schemes

Micro Save Consulting says 65% of women either did not have access to formal financial services

Populist, popular, welfare in context of subsidy

Subsidy has to be there, where there is the poor class or lower middle class, which have to be helped to make basic necessities affordable to them and also to bridge the inequality of income

The beginnings of a genuine welfare state?

It is up to our politicians to ensure that Kejriwal's largesse for Delhi doesn't result in institutionalising bribery

Citizen suffers as wilful defaults take toll on welfare schemes: Eco Survey

According to the Survey, promoters at the helm of defaulting firms pledge almost 50 per cent of their shareholding to lenders on average

CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate

While there is no clarity as to how NRIC will be implemented or funded, the bigger question that goes a-begging is what should be India's policy towards migrants and refugees