Meghalaya Congress promises MSP for health care, education and powerFormer Union minister and All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader Jairam Ramesh, who unveiled the manifesto ahead of the state assembly ...
11 Feb, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Assam govt to bear BPL students' educational expensesAssam government will bear educational expenses of students belonging to below poverty line (BPL) families under a new scheme to be launche...
01 Jun, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
AIADMK wants effective implementation of RTE Act in PuducherryOpposition AIADMK today asked the government to initiate steps to implement effectively the provisions of Right to Education Act in the Uni...
15 Nov, 2014, 11.03 AM IST
National Students Union of India proposes Central anti-ragging lawNSUI officials stated that the inputs were collected from students through interactions, social media, and a web portal dedicated for the p...
25 Mar, 2014, 01.55 PM IST
Kerala Government to bear interest on educational loans of BPL studentsThe State Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced this during his Mass Contact Programme here.
11 Nov, 2013, 07.37 PM IST
- Maharashtra government to soon launch scheme for girl child
Maha govt will soon table an insurance scheme which will give the girl child born in bpl families Rs 1 lakh for education on turning 18.
29 Aug, 2013, 01.01 PM IST
Food Security Bill will raise expenditure on education, health and nutritious food: Crisil ResearchHigher disposable income would also allow BPL households to spend more on protein rich food, thereby improving their nutritional intake.
04 Jul, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
- Food Security Bill implementation will boost savings in BPL households
The implementation of the Food Security Bill could also generate additional savings of around Rs 4,400 this year for every beneficiary hous...
30 Apr, 2013, 11.37 AM IST
- Naresh Trehan proposes PPP model for affordable healthcare
Dr Naresh Trehan has proposed PPP model to provide affordable and quality medical treatment to all classes of society.
19 Jan, 2013, 09.20 PM IST
- Centre criticised for move to make available mobiles to BPL
RJD today castigated the Centre for its move to make available mobile phones to all BPL families in the country without having identified t...
10 Aug, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
- Hi-tech BPL count to save time, paper
This time, the search for the poor will save both time and paper.
18 May, 2011, 12.41 PM IST
- BPL math may hold up food security efforts
The lack of consensus between the states and centre over the house-holds that will qualify for subsidised food under the proposed food se-c...
20 Apr, 2010, 05.26 AM IST
- Fresh poverty count survey before food allocation
The 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
- Poor forced to pay bribe to get kids into school: Survey
A recent survey said around seven lakh BPL households in India paid bribe in the last one year to avail services related to school educatio...
15 Jul, 2008, 11.21 AM IST
- 'Poor paid Rs 900 crore in bribes for water, basic services'
One third of people living below poverty line in India paid bribes to access healthcare, education and water among other basic facilities, ...
28 Jun, 2008, 06.48 PM IST
- Plan panel mulls financial sops for poor students
The Planning Commission is working on a proposal to provide financial incentive to students of below poverty line (BPL) families.
17 Sep, 2007, 03.00 PM IST
- Govt set for polls with pro-poor schemes
As part of the efforts to stock the UPA’s poll arsenal with impressive handouts, the Union Cabinet on Thursday announced a series of “pro-p...
14 Sep, 2007, 03.25 AM IST