Schemes

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has received 20,000 applications for its new housing scheme, for which the last date for submitting applications is September 11, an official said on Friday. The initial deadline for submission of forms was August 11, but the DDA authorities had extended it by ...

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on the completion of its three years. The PMJDY and the other schemes were not only the first step towards financial inclusion and providing security to the poor, but these ...

With around 16,000 forms being received by Delhi Development Authority till Friday for its latest housing scheme, the land owning agency is unlikely to extend its last date, sources in DDA said. The agency has extended the last date for purchase of around 12,000 flats up for sale to September ...

The government will launch a new scheme, named Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), to provide an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This scheme will be launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).  Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Rural Development ...

In a major announcement, all the students doing Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will be getting Rs 70,000 per month as fellowship amount. The statement came from Centre’s Union Higher Education Secretary Kewal Kumar Sharma. As of ...

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a slew of development projects and schemes for youths, women and minorities to bring about economic and social development of the state. The chief minister also asserted that he will not compromise on the issue of “rule of law” and assured the ...

Generation Based Incentive (GBI) was announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for Grid Interactive Wind and Solar Power Projects with the main aim to broaden the investor base, facilitate the entry of large Independent Power Producers and to provide level playing field to various classes of ...

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) will provide a “respectable” rate of return to senior citizens at a time when interest rates are falling globally. PMVVY is a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (aged 60 years and above) which is ...

Influenced by the success and popularity of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2003 and Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2014 schemes, and to protect elderly people aged 60 years and above in the falling interest regime, the Modi government recently announced the launch of a simplified scheme of assured pension, called Pradhan ...

Delhi government on Tuesday launched ‘merit cum means’ scholarship scheme in the national capital, with an aim to benefit the students from poor and moderate means of income group. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while making the announcement in New Delhi, said the scholarship scheme would be a fee waiver ...