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90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...
UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality ratesIndia leads in reducing child deaths. A UN report highlights India's success in improving child survival. Significant drops in under-five a...
Aadhaar may be used to verify SECC beneficiariesThe rural development ministry will soon launch the exercise to use Aadhaar to assess the socio economic status of all the beneficiaries.
'Prayagraj' born at Kumbh hospitalThe sudden activity drew attention of all doctors, nurses and patients in the temporary but full fledged hospital on the sprawling campus.
NCW to take stock of central govt schemes for womenAccording to chairperson Rekha Sharma, the commission has so far surveyed poll bound Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and the state of Bihar.
Domestic workers registration: Supreme Court asks govt not to give funds to statesThe top court was annoyed after it was informed that several states have not complied with its direction of January 11 in which it had dire...
The neglect of girl child keeps Delhi's backyard, Mewat, most backwardWhy is Mewat in Haryana the worst performing district in India? It is just 80 km from Delhi, but ranks below some of the known backward dis...
Over 17 lakh beneficiaries linked with PMMVY: GovtUnder the scheme, eligible beneficiaries get Rs 5,000 and the remaining cash incentive of Rs 1,000 for maternity benefit is given under the...
Maternity entitlements on hold: How the government has undermined women’s and children’s rightsThe finance ministry made a modest allocation of Rs 2,700 crore for maternity benefits in the 2017-18 Budget – a fraction of what is requir...
Non-implementation of welfare schemes: HC pulls governmentsIt said instead of the court interfering into the works of the governments, they themselves should look whether their schemes are reaching ...
Cash benefit not enough to draw women to govt maternity schemeAn international team of researchers also found that the money given under the JSY scheme is less than the total expenses of facility-based...
Infant Mortality Rate down by 50 per cent between 1990-2012: Government"The probable reasons are lack of manpower in inaccessible areas, inadequate access to social determinants and limited private sector engag...
Vodafone India ties up with Madhya Pradesh for mobile-based disbursements under government programVodafone India announced its partnership with the MP govt to facilitate mobile-based disbursement of financial assistance to mothers.
Labour ministry proposes amendment to unorganised workers' actOf the nearly 50 million employed in the formal sector, 28.8 million are temporary workers, who are often deprived of benefits.
UIDAI issues more than 40 crore Aadhaar numbers till dateGovernment today said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued more than 40.29 crore Aadhaar numbers till date.
Bengal Congress vows to implement central schemes if voted to powerBengal congress promises to implement a number of central government schemes and projects once the party wins panchayat elections.
- Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asks states to use Aadhaar numbers to distribute ration, LPG
Mukherjee today asked states to use the Aadhaar platform for distributing subsidised ration and cooking gas cylinders, and implement other ...
- Inclusive growth a must for a healthy India: Ramadoss
Health Minister Ramadoss said no policy can be effective without taking into consideration the social reality of exclusion.
- Govt schemes are empowering women in MP, says CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said a number of novel schemes have been implemented for empowerment of women and e...