Direct bBenefit transfer system to eliminate leakages: FM

Rejecting contentions that the government is implementing the Aadhar enabled Direct Benefit Transfer (cash transfer) system in a hurry, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on......

'Direct Transfer Of Money Is Bribing Voters'

'For politicians, winning the next election has become more important than economic stability of the country and broader national interest.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy......

'I Never Take My Opponent's Name'

'Even last time, when I defeated Shatrughan Sinha, I did not take his name.' IMAGE: Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Patna Saheb constituency, and Janata......

Bengaluru women rush to open post office account after INDIA win rumour

An otherwise silent General Post Office in Bengaluru is witnessing an unprecedented rush of women hurrying to open India Post Payment Bank accounts, anticipating a monthly deposit of Rs 8,500 into......

Need clarity on UID and related Direct Benefit Transfer

A clear communication on the status of UID and the next course of action would go a long way in giving some direction to the initiatives started on the basis of Aadhar, especially Direct benefit......

Falling poverty claims in SBI report spark concerns about methodology

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant birds, collects......

'Subsidised LPG sales under direct benefit scheme down by 25%'

  Sales of subsidised LPG cylinders under the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme have come down by about 25 per cent as most ‘ghost beneficiaries’ have been eliminated, Chief Economic......

Benefits transfer scheme minus LPG dole a flop-show

The Cabinet’s decision to suspend cash transfer of cooking gas subsidy directly into bank accounts of consumers will deal a major blow to the government’s “game-changer”......