The Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of major policy decisions, including raising the upper age limit for PSC applicants and granting in-principle approval for a comprehensive group insurance scheme aimed at protecting households from recurring natural disasters.
Speaking on the Cabinet decisions, Sama Ram Mohan Reddy said, "The Cabinet has finalised the schedule for the 2026-2027 Budget Session from March 16th to March 30th. Several other important decisions were taken, such as taking over the metro phase 1 and going up with the expansion of the
Under this scheme, three crore Punjabis from 65 lakh families in Punjab will receive health insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per year at over 900 government and private hospitals in the state and its capital, Chandigarh.
The Minister inaugurated Sub-Post Offices at Kolaras, Jagatpura, Badarwas, Pichhore, and Katthamil, as well as the City Post Office. These newly inaugurated and upgraded post offices are equipped with enhanced customer amenities and provide seamless access to a wide range of Department of
A state-level Farmers' Day dedicated to farmers' welfare and economic upliftment was organised in Gauchar (Chamoli). On this occasion, Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami transferred an insurance amo
In a move toward strengthening the social security net for State government employees, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented insurance benefit cheques to seven families at a function held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati, a press release said.
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday questioned the timing of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's recent announcement of major welfare schemes. He also slammed the LDF government for not implementing the PM Ayushman health insurance scheme for the elderly.
Balbir Singh noted that there are no criteria for income or any other benefit for the scheme; the individual just needs to have an Aadhaar card from Punjab and a voter ID card.
The reaction comes after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the rollout of a state health insurance scheme under which every family in Punjab will be eligible for cashless treatment up to Rs 10 lakh.
"A few days ago, we announced that we would provide ₹10 lakhs health insurance to every family in the state. Using the CM Health Card, people will be able to avail the benefit of cashless treatment up to Rs 10 lakhs. The registration for this scheme will start tomorrow. Under this health car
PM Modi said that India's progress in the space sector has made the lives of people easier. He emphasised that the space tech has helped satellite-based assessment in the crop insurance scheme, along with the information and safety provided to fishermen through satellites.
Announcing the package in a post on X, the union minister said that insurance companies that do not deposit the amount to disaster-affected farmers on time will face a 12 per cent interest penalty, which will be directly given to farmers.