Women centric schemes proved to be game-changer in 2 states?

Women-centric schemes could have proved a game-changer in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand, as both states witnessed a surge in women voters in the recently held assembly polls as well as return of......

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......

UPA's cash transfer scheme: Sonia's explanation

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday strongly backed the Centre's new Direct Benefit Transfer system that will ensure cash transfer directly in the hands of beneficiaries of various schemes,......

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......

'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......

'Budget Focus Will Be On Growth, Jobs'

'There is no immediate threat to the government, and they would prefer the growth agenda.' IMAGE: Farmers sow rice saplings in a paddy field. Photograph: ANI Photo   Allocations for social......

Mamata opposes cash transfer scheme

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly opposed Centre's cash transfer scheme, saying the poor will not get the money as there is no mechanism to implement it."We don't agree......

Aadhaar's role in welfare schemes to continue

Data mining with the object of ensuring that resources are properly deployed to legitimate beneficiaries is a valid ground for the state to insist on the collection of authentic data The linkage......