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Jagdeep Dhankhar bats for direct subsidy for farmersVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar advocated for direct subsidies to farmers. He believes indirect subsidies are not as effective. Dhankhar em...
Power distribution companies told to weigh direct subsidy for agricultural consumersA senior government official said the discoms would need approvals from their state cabinets to become part of the scheme. Tripartite agree...
Centre's FAME-II scheme for EVs far away from its destinationThe Phase II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) in India scheme has a budget of ₹8,596 crore for giving s...
Power consumers may get direct subsidies in a year, proposed policy reform claimsThe proposed policy also provides for shifting to prepaid electricity metres, ban on deferring tariff hikes by regulators to distribution c...
- Government makes 86% timely payment under MGNREGA in April-June period
Rural development ministry had released Rs 23,443 crore -- half of the budgetary allocation under the scheme to states in April itself to e...
Fertiliser stocks surge up to 9% on direct subsidy transfer expectationsFertiliser stocks climbed over 9 per cent on Friday after reports surfaced that the government is planning to directly transfer fertiliser ...
Government may provide direct subsidy to states to fight onion menaceThe Centre is exploring the option of giving direct subsidy to states from the price stabilisation fund to procure onions.
- Government considering direct subsidy to farmers for fertilisers
Govt is considering direct transfer of fertiliser subsidy to farmers on the lines of LPG, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar s...
Punjab government to give direct subsidy to farmers for buying farm equipmentsPunjab government has launched a special scheme to release direct subsidy to farmers, allowing them to purchase agricultural and horticultu...
Govt not reimbursing money paid for LPG direct subsidy: Oil companiesIndian Oil Corp (IOC) has said oil firms have not been reimbursed cash they have been transferring to consumers.
Direct subsidy transfers for LPG, kerosene to cut fuel bill by Rs 15,000 croreThe proposal will help remove malpractices in the oil industry and save the exchequer Rs 15,000 crore a year.
Government to provide direct subsidy on keroseneGovernment today said it planned to provide direct subsidy to beneficiaries of kerosene oil and a pilot project in this regard was yielding...
- Aadhaar numbers to be delivered electronically to clear backlog
The government on Wednesday said there is some backlog in delivering 'Aadhaar' unique identity cards and steps have been taken.
- Direct subsidy transfer
Subsidy reform needs institutional and administrative support to succeed.
- Team Nilekani to shape model for direct susbidy transfer
Government has set up a task force headed by UIDAI chairman, Nandan Nilekani to suggest a suitable mechanism of direct transfer of subsidy ...
- Haryana CM Hooda backs direct subsidy for farmers
Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda backed direct transfer of subsidies to farmers, indicating increasing public support for the proposal.
- PM signals switchover to direct subsidy mode
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday signalled his government’s intent to move to a system of direct transfer of subsidies to the poor,...