Topic: welfare schemes
Persons with disabilities excluded from welfare schemes since time immemorial, says Delhi HC
The court was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO, seeking directions to the Centre to ensure that persons with disabilities are given benefits of welfare schemes during the pandemic.
Modi govt’s latest outreach for migrant workers — Shramik Setu portal and app
The portal, which will also have an app version, will help unorganised workers get details of different welfare schemes and can apply online to avail of the benefits.
PM Modi to launch 125-day jobs campaign for migrants on 20 June from Bihar
Campaign will cover 116 districts — across Bihar, UP, MP, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha — each of which saw over 25,000 migrants returning from other states.
Modi’s 3 Ps, 5 Ts and several As (alliterations) can’t substitute serious thought or action
Real economics involves choices, like whether direct transfers should take precedence over investment for growth. Alliteration does not obviate such choices.
Modi govt tells ministries to be careful in releasing money to states for central schemes
Expenditure Secretary T.V. Somanathan tells ministries to first check if states have capacity to utilise money, and are not parking it and earning interest.
Flaws of India’s welfare system are visible in our fight against Covid-19
The current welfare system cannot deal with the Covid-19 crisis. It is required to move to a demand-based system of relief and welfare.
Wealth creation in Economic Survey: Slowdown forces Modi govt to shed ‘suit-boot’ fear?
With “wealth creation” as the central theme of 2020 Economic Survey, Modi govt has harked back to its capitalist orientation in the backdrop of an economic slowdown.
Swapan Dasgupta on Hindu-Muslim `gulf’, Mohammed Ayoob on Ambedkar & how to tackle rape
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.
Arvind Kejriwal is almost exactly the same package that Modi offers, minus Hindutva
From a personality cult to populist schemes, exaggerated claims and no checks on leadership, Kejriwal seems to be mimicking Modi’s style and substance.
New data explains the unwavering support for Narendra Modi despite sagging economy
There is certainly anecdotal and empirical evidence to suggest that the welfare schemes that the NDA took up cast a wide net.
You know who’s really going local? Not RWA uncles, but Indian millennials
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Atmanirbhar Bharat plan three months ago, but India’s millennials have been vocal for local for some time now.
Mukesh Ambani is now world’s fourth richest man, overtakes Europe’s wealthiest
Reliance's shares have more than doubled from a low in March as its digital unit got billions in investments from companies including Facebook Inc. and Google.
Defence
India, China generals meet today as ‘PLA keeps up Pangong incursions, blocks army at Depsang’
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.