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TDP challenges YSRCP for open debate on 'student kits' scheme
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 10 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party MLC B Chengal Rayudu on Friday accused the Jaganmohan Reddy Government of denying long-standing benefits like scholarships and other programmes to the students of weaker sections in Andhra Pradesh.
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Punjab CM launches construction of 750 rural stadiums, flags off ambulance
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday launched several development initiatives including flagging off a fleet of ambulances, construction of 750 rural stadiums or playgrounds and signing of MoU for conferring ownership rights on economic
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CM Baghel holds meet on collecting data for OBC, EWS quota to dispose pend
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 20 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel chaired a cabinet meeting through video conferencing to discuss the collection of data class-wise updated data for disposal of pending cases in the High Court held in relation to providing 27 per cent reservatio
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Relief for EWS students, pvt schools to provide free equipment and interne
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Children from the economically weaker sections are entitled to free equipment and internet facility if private schools decide to run online classes through video conference, the Delhi high court stated on Friday.
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NGOs provide help to children from poor families in online education
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): With education now being imparted mostly through digital means in view of COVID-19, it has been a challenge for people from weaker sections to get devices and internet connection for their children to continue their studies.
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Andhra Congress President slams YSRCP govt, says 'weaker sections facing p
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress President Dr Sake Sailajanath on Friday slammed the YSRCP government, saying that the "weaker sections in the society are facing problems" under Jagan Reddy's rule.
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Congress to hold round table in view of increasing attacks on weaker secti
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 8 (ANI): The Congress party will be holding a round table meeting with the leaders of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC), on September 11th in view of increasing attacks on the reserved sections of the
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RBI issues revised PSL guidelines to increase credit penetration
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued revised guidelines for priority sector lending to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas and increase lending to small and marginal farmers besides weaker sections.
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TDP Gen Secy Nara Lokesh accuses Andhra govt of attacks on Dalits
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary and MLC Nara Lokesh on Saturday held chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Government solely responsible for incidents of attacks and of tonsuring of people from the weaker sections in the state.
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30 lakh women to get house sites worth Rs 22,000 crores in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced that house sites worth Rs 22,000 crore will be registered in the name of 30 lakh women belonging to weaker sections in the state.
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Medical insurance must be provided to all economically weaker sections in
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Two days after BJP leader Umesh Dwivedi had claimed that the state government would come up with medical insurance for Brahmins, his party colleague and Rajya Sabha member Shiv Pratap Shukla said that the same should be provided to all econom
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SC refers to 5-judge bench pleas against 10 pc EWS quota
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench pleas challenging the central government's decision to grant 10 per cent quota to Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in jobs and admissions in the general category.
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