Welfare Schemes

The new income disclosure scheme gives tax evaders another chance to come clean on black money. The second such income disclosure scheme brought in by the government this year, and the first after the cancellation of old high-value banknotes on 8 November, gives tax evaders another chance to come clean. ...

[tii_pullquote]“In the age of Information, Ignorance can be a costly Affair” [/tii_pullquote] Indian Railways came up with a scheme of accident travel Insurance cover in September with bumper benefits upto Rs. 10 lacs. [tii_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCe0woRhZjo”] We heard couple of news about accidents of derailing trains in past month. There were ...

PM Narendra Modi’s master plan to handle the after-effects of the demonetisation has a lot to offer to the comman man of the country. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the legal tender character of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, there has been a surge in the ...

JAIPUR: Around 18 lakh farmers have been associated with the new insurance scheme in Rajasthan which is the first state to provide Rs 5 lakh accidental insurance to farmers by charging only Rs 27 premium per year. The government is targetting to associate 25 lakh farmers in the current fiscal ...

Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) aims to provide employment opportunities to every individual. Objective To generate employment opportunities in Rural as well as Urban areas. Setting up self employment ventures projects, micro enterprises and servicing units.  Eligibility Any individual above 18 years of age. Assistance under scheme is available ...

BC, MBC & Minorities Welfare Department is providing free education scholarship to backward, most backward classes and denotified Communities students studying in Government Colleges. Objectives To provide scholarship for backward class students and help them in building a great future. Eligibility All BC and MBC students are eligible. Benefits Education ...

New Delhi: Retail price of 9 watt LED bulbs under the government’s UJALA programme has dropped to as low as Rs 65 per unit to encourage consumers to opt for these energy efficient lights. “The aggregation of demand and bulk procurement has resulted in reduction of 88 per cent in ...

New Delhi: In a bid to boost housing sector, the central government is mulling a new housing scheme that may use money from the demonetisation drive, reports ET NOW exclusively. According to sources, the government is already in discussion with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the scheme. The new ...

With the need of renewable sources of energy, Delhi had shown its potential that they have solar electricity producing capability. The high cost and low potential for wind or hydro power, Delhi must focus on rooftop solar as its primary source of renewable energy. Delhi had already installed 7 MW ...

National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) has launched this scheme for mobility of cooling van. The scheme is to provide financial assistance to standalone reefer vehicles and mobile pre-cooling vans (reefer unit and refer cabinet permanently mounted on the vehicle) for carrying & transporting both Horticultural & Non-Horticultural products. Objective: ...