Home ministry had launched Support to Poor Prisoners scheme in 2023, providing cash bail of up to Rs 40,000 and penalty payment of up to Rs 25,000 to reduce jail overcrowding.
On first anniversary of his govt, Andhra Pradesh CM delivers one of ‘Super Six’ promises laid out in manifesto: Rs 15,000 school aid per annum per child for 42.69 lakh eligible mothers.
According to one director, ‘24 theatre groups from Bengal’ have been refused culture ministry’s financial aid for FY 2023-24, followed by 21 groups from Manipur.
State govt launched 'Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana' to provide financial aid to farmers, in addition to the amount paid to them under the Centre's PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay added that New Delhi will also work with the island nation’s new govt to facilitate talks for a bailout package from the IMF.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency applauded India's financial support to keep basic services operating, especially under the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
I have extended my wholehearted support to Modi govt in its initiatives to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Now the Centre must take care of those affected financially: Shashi Tharoor
PM Modi called his talks with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'fruitful', and also extended a $50 million fund to the island country to fight terrorism.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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