The scheme, brought in as 'Raksha Bandhan gift', brought relief to many low-income women, but stricter post-poll checks have deemed many women ineligible, triggering political backlash.
In episode 1617, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta delves into the govt's Single Nodal Agency model, underutilisation of funds, and its implications amid India's growing borrowing burden.
Parliamentary panel had in report tabled last year expressed concern over delay in completion of projects sanctioned under tourism ministry's PRASHAD scheme.
A basic income programme, it is named after former chief minister M Karunanidhi and the state government has christened the assistance the 'right' of women.
Govt had told central bank that several micro enterprises were having trouble registering themselves due to lack of paperwork. RBI has now eased requirements for them.
At a brainstorm meet last weekend, CM instructed ministers to rejig many of MP's welfare schemes like Ladli Laxmi, Kanyadaan & Teerth Darshan, which had earned him 'Mama' nickname.
Expenditure Secretary T.V. Somanathan tells ThePrint these centrally sponsored schemes are not bad but some hard choices have to be made given the scarcity of funds.
Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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