Rs 12,000 power bill criteria removed for BPL card benefits: CM Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that there will no longer be a limit on the annual electricity bill expense in ord...
Karnataka Minister does U-turn on BPL cards, says no definite BPL parameters existHaving come under attack from the Congress and the JD(S), Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti said there were no definit...
Have a BPL ration card and own a fridge or two wheeler in Karnataka? Surrender or face action"There are parameters for possessing a BPL card. They should not have more than five acres of land, motorcycle, TV or fridge. Those who don...
Power of democracy: Andhra BPL card-holder makes it to ParliamentNandigam Suresh, the newly-elected MP from Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency, holds a BPL card — a rare distinction in Indian politics.
UP government launches free power connection scheme for BPL families"The scheme would provide relief to the middle class people as the instalment payment facility would be admissible for them,"Srikant Sharma...
AIIMS launches online tracking system for poor patients"Also, it was a tedious, time consuming process. The online verification process is fast, more accurate and transparent," said Aggarwal.
- Go by latest census in giving PDS foodgrains to BPL: Supreme Court to Centre
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to allocate foodgrains under the PDS to poor families as per the latest census on BPL families.
Odisha MLA listed as BPL beneficiary, drives an SUVBJD MLA Srinath Soren, from Udala in Mayurbhanj district, who declared his assets in 2009, has his wife and two kids as well listed under B...
- Odisha to extend RSBY to MGNREGA workers and other labourers
The Odisha government today said it has decided to include MGNREGA beneficiaries and unorganised sector workers under the Rastriya Swastha ...
- 2.2 crore bogus ration cards deleted in 5 years: KV Thomas
Over 2.21 crore bogus ration cards have been deleted from the list of subsidised foodgrain beneficiaries as part of a special drive started...
- Mamata to offer bpl cards to all tribal families in jangalmahal
Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday that her government will provide BPL cards to all the tribal families living in Maoist-infested Jang...
Will Direct cash transfer be a better reform than fuel and fertiliser subsidy?Nandan Nilekani will finalise a report to govt which could prove turning point in India's largely-failed attempt to reform its bloated subs...
- India's welfare programmes are not very good at reaching the poorest of the poor: World Bank
How effective are India's innumerable social security programmes at reaching out to the poorest of the poor? If a recent World Bank report ...
- EGoM to finalise food security bill on April 25
The draft bill is likely to propose cash transfer of subsidy to the BPL card holders' account, instead of providing cheap foodgrain.
- After 30 year rule, CPM still counting poor in Bengal
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee plans to release a list of people living below poverty line (BPL) by end of this year.
- BJP demands CBI probe in issuance of BPL cards
Alleging that there has been huge bungling in the issuing of BPL, Antodaya and APL cards by Congress-led government in Delhi, the BJP on Su...
- Andhra Pradesh is poorer than Bihar!
A mega scam is in the making in the form of bogus ration cards for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families ahead of the commencement of the Rs 2-...