welfare schemes

Vadodara, March 6 – A digital portal enabling residents to access services from the local Member of Parliament's (MP) office through their mobile phones was launched in Gujarat's Vadodara on Friday, in an initiative aimed at expanding the use of e-governance and simplifying communication between...

Amaravati, March 6 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday accused the YSR Congress party of shirking its responsibility to attend the Legislative Assembly, and said that the status of opposition is determined by the people, not the government.Speaking on the Appropriation...

Mumbai, March 6 Amid a record-breaking debt of Rs 9.32 lakh crore and the ambitious goal to reach a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 and five trillion dollar under the Maharashtra 2047 mission, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the planning and finance departments, will...

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar said on Monday that any challenges faced by Meghalaya in linking to Aadhaar or implementing centrally sponsored schemes would be addressed in coordination with the State government to ensure that beneficiaries receive the intended...

Hyderabad, March 3 The Telangana government will undertake a 99-day public outreach program from March 6 to June 12 in five phases to bring welfare schemes, development works, and public services closer to the people, government officials said on Tuesday.The program, titled 'Praja...

Hyderabad, March 3 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to use facial recognition on beneficiaries of welfare schemes to eliminate ineligible individuals during the special 99-day program, which will begin on March 6.Speaking at a conference with district...

Shimla, March 3 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Tuesday that financial assistance exceeding Rs 17 crore has been provided to ex-servicemen, gallantry award winners, and the families of martyrs in the state during the current financial year.An amount of over Rs 17 crore has...

Hyderabad, March 3 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday demanded that the Congress government in Telangana release a comprehensive White Paper on the state's finances before the commencement of the Assembly budget session on March 16.Despite Telangana being formed in 2014 with surplus...

New Delhi, March 3 – Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan met Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Minister of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani at the Parliament House on Tuesday to discuss welfare and job schemes, an official said.During the meeting, the Vice-President was...

Ranchi, March 2 The Jharkhand government on Monday decided to release 23 convicts serving life sentences in various prisons across the state, according to a statement.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Jharkhand State Sentence Review Board, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren...

Islampur, March 2 The BJP will replicate Assam's "detect, delete and deport" model to identify and expel alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators in West Bengal if voted to power in the state, the party's national president Nitin Nabin said on Monday.Addressing a rally in Islampur in Malda district...

New Delhi, March 2 More than 400 beggars were skilled and rehabilitated in the past one-and-a-half years under a government program aimed at curbing panhandling in the national capital, with many now working as street vendors and linked to welfare schemes.Under the SMILE scheme, the Delhi...

New Delhi, February 28 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday as part of the 'Pravas' outreach programme and presented the state government's one-year report card.She stated that over the past year, the Delhi government has taken several...

Guwahati, February 28 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formally launched its election campaign in Assam on Saturday with the launch of the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', aiming to reach at least one lakh people every day across the state.The yatra was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Amaravati, February 27 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that his government will ensure housing for all the poor by 2029 and allocate housing plots for those who do not own land.Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister urged eligible beneficiaries who have...

Guwahati, February 27 – The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, welcomed the Assam government's decision to initiate fast-track court proceedings in the case involving the prominent Assamese singer, Zubeen Garg, on Friday. However, he alleged that attempts were being made to...

Guwahati, February 27 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday that the state government has taken another major step towards strengthening maternal and child healthcare with the inauguration of a dedicated Mother and Child Hospital at the Gauhati Medical College and...

Chennai, February 27 Three-time AIADMK Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who held top party positions before his expulsion in 2022, joined the ruling DMK on Friday in the presence of its president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.Panneerselvam, a trusted confidant of the late AIADMK...

Bengaluru, February 26 – The five "guarantees" offered by the ruling Congress, aimed at different segments of society, are a "burden" on the state's finances, but the benefits will continue to be provided, said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday.He made this statement...

Chennai, February 26 Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran expressed confidence on Thursday that the party would secure between 20 and 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that several of its legislators could even become ministers if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...