After Delhi's sign-in, Bengal only state to hold out on Ayushman Bharat

According to a parliamentary response by the Union health ministry in 2023, around 654,000 families in Delhi are eligible to enrol under the scheme. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

Free foodgrains to poor scheme extended for 5 years

The government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme to provide 5 kilogrammes of free foodgrains per month to around 80 crore poor people for another five years.......

A 10-Point Wishlist For Modi's Third Term

If Modi wants to leave a real legacy, breaking India's strategic triangulation would be the real gift, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......

Nobody should go to sleep on empty stomach, ensure foodgrains to all: SC to govt

It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the Central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.' Kindly note the......

Will govt extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Sep?

The government will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond September 30, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday without elaborating on when the......

What will cost India Rs 4 trn?

The government's food subsidy in the ongoing fiscal year is expected to be a little less than Rs 4 trillion. IMAGE: Women collect rations from a government depot in Rajasthan. Photograph: PTI......