Women-centric schemes, promised by parties ahead of polls in multiple states, have seen eligibility tweaks, budget cuts, payment delays. Haryana's Lado Lakshmi is taking similar trajectory.
LDF eyes hat-trick win in 2026 assembly elections, with Kerala also set to witness local body polls in December. For the new steps, the govt will incur expenditure of Rs 10,000 cr.
Several populist schemes launched by Shiv Sena leader may be wound up as Fadnavis-led govt diverts funds to flagship Ladki Bahin scheme in Maharashtra.
The ruling DMK government has filed a plea against the state barring it from using names and photographs of present and former chief ministers in welfare schemes.
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav in his budget speech Friday allocated Rs 9,407 crore for ‘Talliki Vandanam’ and Rs 6,300 crore for ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’ scheme.
This is part of a proposal to offset the burden of bankrolling the 5 guarantee schemes of the Siddaramaiah govt. Pilot project will be through Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation.
TeamLease’s Manish Sabharwal spoke to ThePrint about how political leaders, for the sake of winning elections, make big welfare-related promises without a proper plan to fund them.
MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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