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Number of pension scheme subscriber rises to 5.2 crore
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 5.2 crore by end-March 2022 from 4.24 crore in March 2021 showing a year-on-year increase of 22.58 per cent, according to data released by the Union Finance Ministry
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Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice through Targeted Public Di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Cabinet has approved the distribution of fortified rice under government schemes, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Friday.
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AAI airports provide platform to local artisans for promotion through AVSA
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In the line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of encouraging the talent of women, artisans and craftsmen and providing them with the right opportunities, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken an initiative to allocate space to Self He
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CM Jagan Reddy 'happily' welcomes resignation of all 24 Andhra cabinet min
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Minister Perni Venkataramaiah on Friday said that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy "happily" welcomed the resignation of his cabinet as the YSRCP chief is all set to strengthen the party's functions by ascending key respons
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MoS health Bharati Pawar urges Delhi, West Bengal, Odisha governments to i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar on Thursday urged the governments of Delhi, West Bengal and Odisha to become part of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana so that the people of their respective states can get benefits of th
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Freebies limit funds for development: Ajit Pawar on Delhi govt's free elec
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday contested the idea of distributing freebies to the people as given by the Delhi Government and said that populist policies like distributing free electricity and water squeeze out funds for
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Govt should consider financial impact when coming up with welfare schemes,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday has observed that government should take note of the financial impact on the state exchequer while coming up with any welfare schemes or laws.
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Electricity reaches to Saddal Village of J-K for the first time
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): After 75 years of Independence, the village Saddal of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur got freedom from darkness by getting electricity for the first time on wednesday, under the Central Government's 'Untied Grants Scheme'.
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'Make in India' gets a boost with Vande Bharat Express: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The introduction of the Vande Bharat Express has given a solid boost to Indian Railways according to a report in a Saudi publication.
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Foreign envoys evince interest in DBT, BJP's poll wins in meeting with Nad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The delivery mechanism of the welfare schemes of the Central government, particularly the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and the electoral wins of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent polls topped the interests of the envoys of the 13 countries
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Goa: AAP slams BJP over 'high water, power bills; demands rollback of revi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party Goa unit on Wednesday slammed the BJP government on Wednesday over the 'high water and power bills', demanding that the state government withdraw the free water distribution scheme and roll back the revised tariff immediately.
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Assam to host Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mid-year executive co
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India has averted the rise in extreme poverty through the food security scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), according to the International Monetary Fund report.
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