Aadhaar not must, says Centre as Opposition forces RS adjournment

Government said people not having Aadhaar have been asked to get them in next three months after which their LPG subsidy will be ‘parked’ separately. IMAGE: A villager in Rajasthan......

'Aadhaar is the best in class in terms of privacy protection'

'The government is having the right approach, where Aadhaar is voluntary.' 'By the time I stepped down as UIDAI chairman, over 300 million were getting Aadhaar-linked cash transfers.' 'I think PM......

Prez seeks cooperation of MPs as budget session of Parliament begins

With clouds of storm hovering over Parliament's budget session, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sought the "cooperation" of all MPs in the smooth conduct of legislative business but gave no......

'Congress should name PM candidate before polls'

Milind Deora, minister of state for communication and information technology and shipping, is one of the Congress' young guns under Rahul Gandhi. He tells Kavita Chowdhury that the core problem for......

Govt to relaunch Aadhaar-linked LPG scheme

New schemes allows consumers without Aadhaar to receive cash directly in their bank accounts The government is to launch the modified version of the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme (DBT) for......

Rs 2,000 cr given as LPG subsidy till Dec

The government has transferred Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) into 6.6 crore (66 million) accounts as LPG subsidy till December 2013 under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. "The Direct......

Aadhaar mandatory for LPG subsidy

Government gives 3 months, starting June, for the 20 districts to be covered under its direct benefits transfer scheme Home consumers of cooking gas (LPG) in 20 districts have to now get their......

Direct benefits transfer for LPG again put off

In a setback to the government’s Direct Benefits Transfer programme, its scheduled launch for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) subsidy on May 15 has been postponed.This is......