Pilot phase was designed to test the scheme before nationwide implementation, but low acceptance & high attrition have forced authorities to revisit key features, it is learnt.
Half of the promised amount will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s savings account, and the other half will be deposited into a government-run account, which will mature within 5 years.
A 3-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai criticised the petitioner, AIADMK MP CV Shanmugam, for singling out the DMK govt though all others do the same.
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.
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.
From the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan to Kumbh Melas, India has shown it can manage complex events, a capability later reinforced on the global stage during its G20 summit.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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