Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. “To begin with Lohban and Gausana, the two villages of Mathura district have been covered for 100 per cent electrification on the birth anniversary ...
Read More »Ambitious BPO Subsidy scheme to expand, says RS Prasad
In order to promote its ambitious rural business process outsourcing (BPO) scheme, the ministry of electronics and IT will soon list its services on the government e-marketplace portal (GeM) — which has become a one-stop destination for all government buying — said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday ...
Read More »“Safe City Surveillance” Scheme for checking crimes against women at public places
The Nitish Kumar government today approved a “Safe City Surveillance” scheme aimed at putting a check on eve-teasing and other crimes against women at public places across the state. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Principal ...
Read More »Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme: How To Open, Deposit Rules, Maturity, Premature Withdrawal And Other Details
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme fetches a higher interest rate compared with other small savings schemes. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a small savings scheme exclusively for the girl child. Under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme, a parent or legal guardian can open an account in the name of the girl child until she attains ...
Read More »Arogya Lakshmi scheme is boon for women: UNICEF
Hyderabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commended the “Arogya Lakshmi” scheme designed for the benefit of pregnant women and nursing mothers. The UNICEF described the scheme as “a boon for pregnant women and nursing mothers.” The UNICEF had recently released a report, called “Nourishing Wombs: Delivering an integrated package ...
Read More »Marry a Dalit, Get Rs. 2.5 Lakh: To Encourage Inter-Caste Marriage, Modi Government Tweaks Old Scheme
Hoping to encourage inter-caste marriages, the Narendra Modi government will give a Rs. 2.5 lakh incentive to couples where either the bride or groom is a Dalit irrespective of their income. But they will get the money in two instalments to minimize possibility of fraud. “The condition that the total ...
Read More »Subsidised sugar scheme to BPL families extends by Haryana Government
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Wednesday said it will provide subsidised sugar every month to the ‘below poverty line’ (BPL) families in the state, extending a welfare scheme earlier available to only ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojna’ (AAY) families. Families under both categories will also get a litre of subsidised mustard oil. ...
Read More »Scheme encouraging girls to join tech education approved by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a scheme to encourage girl students to join technical education, officials said today. Girl students, who have cleared class X examination, are eligible to get admission into the technical institutes such as ITIBSE 2.05 % under the ‘Sudakhya’ scheme approved yesterday. The students, ...
Read More »Shedding light on Saubhagya electrification scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (‘Saubhagya’) launched in September, which claims to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country, is too ambitious a project. While it makes grandiose promises to provide a free electricity connection to all willing Below Poverty Line households and to all ...
Read More »Foreign Research And Development Talent Scheme of Indian government Attracts Nearly 260 Scientists
The Centre’s ambitious scheme to attract top international talent in the country’s research and development ecosystem has received an enthusiastic response with nearly 260 global scientists filing applications, of whom 70 would be shortlisted, a senior official said. Department of Science and Technology Secretary Ashutosh Sharma said the screening of ...
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