Spending capacity of ministries in focus as fund offtake faltersIndian govt spending: To be sure, most of these savings have been redeployed in other programmes, and the central government's overall expe...
05 Feb, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi expresses discontent over govt's treatment of MuslimsMP Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the government's budget for ignoring Muslims, accusing it of treating them as "untouchables." He highlighted...
29 Jul, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Over 1.8 million beedi, cine and non-coal mine workers benefited from Labour Welfare SchemeLabour secretary Sumita Dawra chaired a review meeting of the Labour Welfare Scheme (LWS), being run by the ministry, on Friday for beedi, ...
29 Jun, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
How foreign countries are attracting Indian students with lucrative offers and opportunitiesCountries such as the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and many others have concerted efforts to welcome students back on campuses. Easing in vi...
28 Dec, 2022, 03.02 PM IST
Over 14 ministries to run national plan for 'child labour-free India'To kickstart, the plan suggests that the district magistrates along with the school education department organize a one-month drive in ever...
09 Jul, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
India wants a report card from students studying abroad on government scholarshipsET has gathered that central agencies have recently alerted union ministries funding scholarships of Indian students in foreign institutes ...
24 Feb, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
Instead of household items, give labourers welfare schemes like insurance and pension: GovernmentThe directive, dated March 22, 2021, has been sent to top state government officers after some instances of state welfare boards incurring ...
25 Mar, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
How 351 Modi government schemes saved Rs 1.70 lakh croreThe 'JAM Trinity' of the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile, made it easier to identify bogus beneficiaries and preventing leakages in government sche...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.04 PM IST
Tourism, Culture ministries make Aadhaar mandatory for beneficiariesThe notifications state that beneficiaries of their various schemes need to have Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services, ...
30 May, 2017, 10.51 PM IST
PMO steps in as Modi government's scholarship portal faces glitchNational Scholarship Portal launched last July to credit all scholarships directly into the beneficiary’s account is facing serious challen...
04 Apr, 2016, 04.51 AM IST
Student suicide: Issue politicised; am not BJP man, says VC Appa RaoHCU Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile today criticised attempts to "politicise" the issue and trashed talks about his being a "BJP man".
20 Jan, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
2015 was a hectic year for Minority Affairs MinistryThe year saw the government approving doubling of authorised share capital of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.
29 Dec, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
Issues of Indians in Gulf need to be addressed: MOIA Secretary AK AgarwalHe said that issues pertaining to living conditions of Indian labourers working in the Gulf countries need to be addressed.
19 Aug, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
'Make in India' will create lakhs of jobs: Bandaru DattatreyaUnion Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today said the 'Make in India' initiative of BJP-led NDA government would create job opportunities for la...
01 Jun, 2015, 10.13 AM IST
Budget 2015: Labour ministry set to bring in social security, on-the job training for unorganized workersThe labour ministry has proposed Unique Labour Identification Number, which will enable them to access health facilities across the country.
23 Feb, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
- Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh launches cash transfer scheme for students
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today launched Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme in Haryana to enable students attend special coa...
07 Jan, 2013, 08.20 PM IST
PM Manmohan Singh directs cash transfers for social welfare schemesPM has decided on an ambitious scheme of direct transfer of cash to intended beneficiaries that is expected to cover one quarter of househo...
29 Sep, 2012, 04.45 AM IST