New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking directions to the Union of India and others to protect and safeguard the rights of migrant labourers and beneficiaries during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon all the stakeholders in the LPG cylinder supply chain to work diligently and in a systematic manner to speedily increase the delivery of free refills to PMUY beneficiaries.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to relax the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding of data in respect of beneficiaries in Assam, Meghalaya, and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, the Anganwadi workers are working day and night to deliver 'Take Home Ration' at the doorstep of beneficiaries, said the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday.
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Sunday said that more than Rs 36,659 crore was transferred to the bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries between March 17 and April 17 of the lockdown period.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Anila Bhendiya on Sunday said that over 24 lakh beneficiaries of 51,455 anganwadi centres across the state were delivered food at their doorstep, amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 lockdown, the Uttarakhand government has deposited quarterly instalments in the accounts of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes before the designated time. These payments are usually made in June, sources said.
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): In a bid to discourage public gathering at shops, Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday started a trial run for door-to door ration delivery services to a section of beneficiaries in Machilipatnam city of Krishna district.
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The Finance Ministry on Tuesday informed that over 32 crore people have been given direct cash support of Rs 29,352 crore and 5.29 crore beneficiaries have been given free ration of food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package and Ann Yojana am
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of 'chronic food insecurity' faced by poor, farmers and daily wagers in the country owing to the national lockdown and suggested extending 10 kg grains per per
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Central government on Sunday said that out of 1.26 crore LPG cylinders booked by the Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries this month, 85 lakh cylinders have been delivered.
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Central government on Sunday said that under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), free LPG refills will be provided to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries over the period of three months from April to June 2020.