Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Monday transferred more than Rs 200 crore directly into the bank accounts of over 3.96 lakh farmers under the Agriculture Input Subsidy Scheme, providing relief to cultivators whose rabi 2025-26 crops were damaged by storms, hailstorms and unseasonal rainfall during the third and fourth weeks of March 2026.The assistance was…
Koraput: To safeguard interests of Kendu leaf pluckers and enhance transparency in procurement operations, the Malkangiri district administration has made direct benefit transfer (DBT) mandatory for all panchayat purchasers engaged in kendu leaf procurement.The decision was taken at a recent coordination meeting between the forest department’s kendu leaf division and the district administration, chaired by…
Cabinet minister Swatantra Dev Singh at Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan in Prayagraj on Friday Prayagraj: Cabinet minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Friday said the dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 would be realised only when farmers become self-reliant and natural farming is the best way to achieve this.“Natural farming is not merely a method…
Brajesh Pathak at the event in Lucknow on Friday Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday said generating employment and making youth self-reliant remains a top priority of govt. He added that around 45,000 beneficiaries in the state will receive financial incentives under PM’s Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.Speaking at a programme in Lucknow for…
Mysuru: Mysuru regional office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will hold an outreach programme Friday as part of the nationwide rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), an employment-linked incentive scheme aimed at boosting formal job creation.The ministry of labour and employment will host a national PM-VBRY event under Prime…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme on June 20, transferring Rs 18,880 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 9.44 crore farmers across the country Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme on June 20, transferring Rs 18,880 crore directly…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has decided to transfer funds under the Asadhya Yojana for critically ill patients directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts for a round of treatment and diagnostic tests.The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by KGMU vice-chancellor Prof Soniya Nityananda on Saturday in view of the recent Rs 2.5 crore…
Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath handed out approval letters to beneficiaries of the Jankalyan Shivir, street vendors and various welfare schemes on the occasion of the successful completion of 12 years of Central govt, at the Girijadevi Sanskritik Sankul auditorium in Chaukaghat area. He provided certificates to street vendors Pramila Devi (handicraft), Raju (icecream) and…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Friday directed banks and govt agencies to expedite processing of applications under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, stressing that no eligible street vendor should face delays in accessing financial assistance.Reviewing the scheme’s implementation in the capital, which is administered by the Municipal Corporation of…
The civic body will reconsider the proposal to operate civic English-medium schools Pune: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday postponed a decision on financial aid to an NGO to operate its English-medium schools. The proposal from the administration was to run five schools for nine years on a public-private partnership basis…
