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RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday decided to open a special liquidity facility for mutual funds of Rs 50,000 crore in a bid to arrest redemptions in the asset management industry after last week's collapse of six debt schemes of Franklin
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COVID-19 crisis a wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems: IL
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 25 (ANI): Governments together with social partners and other stakeholders should use the COVID-19 crisis as a wake-up call to strengthen their social protection systems, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM Modi, seeks financial assistance of Rs 30,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting financial assistance of Rs 30,000 crore for the state in the next three months for various relief and welfare schemes.
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Need to focus on direct transfer of welfare scheme benefits to migrant wor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Chief Economist of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) SP Sharma on Friday said that for migrant workers, the Centre must focus on direct transfer of benefits of social welfare schemes in the wake of the national lockdown.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Uttarakhand govt makes advance payment to various welfa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
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.
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Odisha govt to provide 3 months' free ration to 94 lakh families
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 12 (ANI): Around 94 lakh families in Odisha, who are covered under the national and state food security schemes, will be given three-month ration for April-June period free of cost to ensure food security in the state amid nationwide lockdown, the state go
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Rajasthan CM writes to PM Modi, seeks Rs 1 lakh cr package for States
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking urgent steps to empower the State governments.
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Ensure everyone benefits from government schemes: UP CM to MLAs, Ministers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday held consultations with his Ministers and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) through video conference and asked them to ensure that each and every individual in the state benefits from the government
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No person should stay hungry: Delhi CM during interaction with MLAs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday spoke with MLAs via video conferencing and instructed them to ensure that the people of their respective areas get all the benefits of the government schemes during the lockdown in the wake of coronavirus. Read More
Strange and unscrupulous: Adhir Chowdhury on Centre lowering interest rate
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday slammed the "strange and unscrupulous" method of the central government to lower the rates of interest on various small savings schemes.
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Congress asks govt to withdraw order reducing interest rates on small savi
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday said the government's decision to reduce interest rates on small saving schemes was a "fatal blow" to the economic security of depositors and sought its withdrawal.
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Government lowers interest rates on PPF, Sukanya, Senior Citizen, other sm
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Facing economic challenges due to threat posed by coronavirus, the government on Tuesday lowered the rates of interest on various small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi and Kisan Vikas Patra for the first quarter of the fina
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