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Haryana CM hails PM Modi for pension scheme to farmers, traders
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 1 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for taking historic decisions at its first meeting in New Delhi last evening.
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Cabinet approves scheme to control foot and mouth disease
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved a scheme to control the foot and mouth disease (FMD) and brucellosis, two diseases which are common amongst the livestock.
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Cabinet clears pension scheme for small farmers, traders
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In its first meeting after the NDA returned to power, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a pension scheme for small-marginal farmers and small retailers and also extended the scope of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling o
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Cabinet approves Rs 3,000 pension for small traders
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): In its first meeting, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday decided to give monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to small traders, businessmen, and shopkeepers after they attain the age of 60 years.
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Cabinet clears farmer pension plan, widens scope of PM-KISAN scheme
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Addressing rural distress in its first meeting on Friday, the Union Cabinet approved a new pension scheme for small and marginal farmers across the country and extended the ambit of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling of tw
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Cabinet Ministers assume office, pledge to give their best
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): A number of ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, who got the crucial finance portfolio, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Prakash Javadekar and Ramvilas Paswan took charge of their ministries a day after they were sworn-in.
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Nishank takes charge as HRD Minister
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Hours after being appointed the Human Resource Development Minister in the Modi Cabinet, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank took charge of the Ministry.
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MEA welcomes Jaishankar back, this time as Minister
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday welcomed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar back to its folds, this time, as the External Affairs Minister.
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As promised, Modi forms Jal Shakti ministry
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In the portfolio allocation, which was announced on Friday, a new ministry, Jal Shakti, has been introduced, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll promise of providing safe drinking water to people.
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External Affairs Ministry goes to former Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra's Modi's surprise addition to the Union Cabinet, former Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, was appointed as the External Affairs Minister on Friday.
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New Union Cabinet to meet this evening
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet will take place on Friday at 5:30 pm, a government official said.
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PM Modi's 'crisis manager' S Jaishankar gets Cabinet berth
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday emerged as a surprise entrant into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2.0 Union Cabinet.
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