In a bid to strengthen the National Food Security system of the country the Government of India (GOI) rolled out the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. The scheme was initially formulated in 2011, by Pranab Mukherjee to figure out ways of commencing direct cash transfers of subsidies and ...
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With the novel coronavirus plaguing our life, the government of India introduced lockdown in a phased manner to curb the spread and transmission of COVID 19. The first lockdown was announced at a 2 day notice wherein every aspect of life was put to a halt and the ones most ...
Read More »Sports Ministry cuts direct funding to athletes, revises TOP scheme
Athletes preparing for next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Gamesand for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may not take a liking to the latest directive by the sports ministry, which has revised the guidelines for issuance of funds to athletes under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. Learning its lessons from the past, where there ...
Read More »Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme: How To Open, Deposit Rules, Maturity, Premature Withdrawal And Other Details
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme fetches a higher interest rate compared with other small savings schemes. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a small savings scheme exclusively for the girl child. Under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme, a parent or legal guardian can open an account in the name of the girl child until she attains ...
Read More »Marry a Dalit, Get Rs. 2.5 Lakh: To Encourage Inter-Caste Marriage, Modi Government Tweaks Old Scheme
Hoping to encourage inter-caste marriages, the Narendra Modi government will give a Rs. 2.5 lakh incentive to couples where either the bride or groom is a Dalit irrespective of their income. But they will get the money in two instalments to minimize possibility of fraud. “The condition that the total ...
Read More »Free training for youth will be given under PMKVY scheme
Applications are invited from the interested candidates to avail free coaching in various courses offered at Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendram under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme, informed PMKVY district in-charge Matti Rama Krishna in a statement released here in Khammam on Wednesday. He said that PMKVY was ...
Read More »Saubhagya scheme launched by Government for household electrification
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rs16,320-crore Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya, on Monday evening to provide electricity connections to over 40 million families in rural and urban areas by December 2018. Here are some frequently asked questions or FAQs about the scheme. What is the ...
Read More »Drinking water scheme inaugurated
Union Minister for Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated a protected drinking water supply scheme at Dokisila in Parvatipuram mandal on Sunday. The scheme was executed at a cost of ₹33 crore to supply drinking water to 66 villages. Later, as part of the ongoing ‘Intintiki Telugu Desam’ programme, Mr. Ashok ...
Read More »Eight lakh Goans become members of Din Dayal health scheme
Around eight lakh Goans have got themselves enrolled in the ambitious Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY) or mediclaim scheme since its launch in May last year. According to the government, majority of the members are in the age group of 40-60 years. The state Cabinet today took stock of ...
Read More »Government checking the cash deposits made before demonetisation scheme
NEW DELHI: If you thought cash deposits made prior to November 8 last year — when the government announced its demonetisation exercise — will escape the eagle eye of the tax department, you would be mistaken. Tax authorities have sought explanations related to deposits of cash made in FY11. Not ...
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