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- Congress asks Narendra Modi to resign for manipulating poverty figuresGujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Arjun Modhwadia highlighted the difference in figures released by the state government.02 Feb, 2014, 11.49 PM IST
Cannot revise Below Poverty Line criteria unilaterally: Gujarat governmentGujarat government clarified that it had not issued any new guidelines for identification of Below Poverty Line families, saying it could n...02 Feb, 2014, 11.06 PM IST- Old age pension may be linked with inflation index: GovernmentOld age pension is likely to be linked with inflation on the pattern of MNREGA besides being made universal by doing away with APL and BPL ...07 Mar, 2013, 02.31 PM IST
- Food security scheme: Goverment may revise food grain pricesPanel on food has indicated that govt may revise prices of food grains distributed through food security scheme to contain the widening fis...21 Jan, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Pension under a central scheme enhancedGovernment today decided to increase the rate of pension under a central scheme from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per month per beneficiary and to revi...18 Oct, 2012, 08.31 PM IST
- Dignified life should be criterion for BPL families: Nitish KumarBihar CM Nitish Kumar said that the dignified life should be made the yardstick to identity BPL families and not the calorie in-take or dai...06 Jun, 2012, 04.59 PM IST
- Monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult: RameshThe monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh...20 May, 2012, 10.44 PM IST
- Poverty criteria be removed in Old Age Pension scheme: Jairam RameshRecommending removal of poverty line criteria for Old Age Pension scheme, Ramesh has said such conditions have harmed eligibility of some d...17 May, 2012, 03.20 PM IST
- National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy slams Planning Commission's new criteria for poverty lineAruna Roy lashed out at the Planning Commission's new criteria for poverty line submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.21 Sep, 2011, 12.19 PM IST
- Government to clarify soon on criteria to identify BPL familiesGovernment is expected to clarify soon to the SC on the criteria used by the Planning Commission to identify below poverty line population.03 Aug, 2011, 03.49 PM IST
- Raise maximum limit for BPL category: BJP leaderA senior BJP leader on Monday demanded that the Centre should raise the maximum income limit of Below Poverty Line category.27 Jun, 2011, 03.37 PM IST
- Parliamentary Committee questions move to introduce Food BillThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on finance has questioned the government's move to introduce a right to food bill when it did not have...25 Jun, 2011, 03.58 AM IST
- SC seeks explanation from Plan Panel about BPL percentage, expresses unhappinessSC has asked the Planning Commission to explain the rationale behind the criteria determining the BPL categories of people to get the benef...21 Apr, 2011, 02.45 AM IST
- Over 5.5 crore BPL households under 2002 census: GovtThe government said over 5.5 crore families have been identified as Below Poverty Line (BPL) by various states and union territories under ...23 Feb, 2011, 03.50 PM IST
- Poverty meter: Government works out new formula to count the poorThe new survey methodology to identify the poor is yet to be finalised, though recommendations made by the NC Saxena committee and eminent ...10 Apr, 2010, 02.39 AM IST
- Fresh poverty count survey before food allocationThe poor will have to wait some more before getting their right to food as promised by the UPA government in its election manifesto of 2009.14 Jan, 2010, 06.00 AM IST
- Govt doubles old-age pension, expands its ambitThe expansion of the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pensions Scheme (IGNOAPS) would now include two crore widows and handicapped who are li...19 Feb, 2009, 09.57 PM IST
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