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Odisha CM Majhi flags off special train for senior citizens under Baristha
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday flagged off a special train for senior citizens under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana and said that the scheme has been launched by the state government to fulfil the spiritual and religious aspirations of the economically backward
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"Manmohan Singh as PM pulled 138 million people out of 'below poverty line
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Montek further said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's tenure must be judged in its entirety. The Indo-US nuclear deal that freed India from nuclear restrictions was an important achievement during his second term, he added.
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"Where is genuineness to safeguard interests of common, poor people?": Kum
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday questioned the Congress government's genuineness in safeguarding the interests of the common and poor people in Karnataka after the state government decided to review eligibility for Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders there.
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"Eligible BPL cards won't be cancelled": Karnataka Food Minister KH Muniya
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amid the chaos over the Karnataka government cancelling ration (below poverty line) cards, state Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa on Thursday assured that the BPL cards of families that remain eligible would not be cancelled.
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"Not taking away anyone's food, only reviewing eligibility of BPL card hol
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday lashed out at the BJP for "politicising the government's decision to review eligibility for Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders".
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Only ineligible BPL cards to be retrieved: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday clarified that only ineligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards will be retrieved, and there will be no impact on eligible cardholders.
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A New Hope for Infertile Couples - Nex IVF Delivers Affordable Care in Nor
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1: Infertility is a rising issue among couples in many parts of our country. However, due to the high expenses involved in treatment procedures, a large segment of the population, especially those living below poverty line are unable to avail the treatment when nee
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Old electricity bills of BPL families to be waived off, says Jharkhand CM
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the waiver of the old electricity bills of families living below the poverty line.
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Gujarat: KGBV schools transform lives of over 80,000 underprivileged girls
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Gujarat has joined the national initiative to empower girls through education, successfully transforming the lives of over 80 thousand underprivileged girls since 2004 through Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across the state.
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Should we have a new poverty line? asks Bibek Debroy EAC-PM chairman
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, Bibek Debroy, emphasized the need for a new poverty line at a data user conference organized by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in Delhi on Wednesday.
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"Poverty rate in Odisha declined from 70 to 10 per cent under BJD rule": F
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
While speaking at a meeting with the newly-elected MLAs of his party, Patnaik said, "When I first became the CM, 70 per cent of the people of Odisha were living below the poverty line, which has now been reduced to 10 per cent. Our efforts in the agriculture and irrigation sectors and women'
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Congress govt will deposit Rs 1 lakh in account of a woman in every poor f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress government will be depositing Rs 1 lakh annually into the bank account of a woman beneficiary in every poor family account till the time that the family gets over the poverty line.
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