Bengal gets Rs 3,000 cr for healthcare revamp, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: SuvenduWest Bengal's healthcare sector is set for a major upgrade with Rs 3,000 crore sanctioned by the Centre. Ayushman Bharat health insurance c...
23 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee’s Swasthya Sathi Scheme faces uncertainty as Kolkata Hospitals restrict admissionsPatients on West Bengal's Swasthya Sathi health scheme face admission hurdles at Kolkata's private hospitals. Uncertainty surrounds the sch...
08 May, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
West Bengal elections 2026: Mamata Banerjee's 'Shree' formula runs the political math in the stateWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has built her governance model around targeted welfare schemes since 2011, using them as a core ...
25 Apr, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Centre to seek suggestions from states to amend PCPNDT Act to address sex ratio imbalanceThe Centre will also seek suggestions from states for amending the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, f...
15 Jul, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
For a developed India, we need a healthy India: MandaviyaPresiding over the 21st convocation of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre h...
20 Jun, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
World Food Safety Day: Mandaviya releases 4th State Food Safety IndexUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) 4th State Food Safety Index on the ...
07 Jun, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
India ready to lead global healthcare services, says Health Minister Mandaviya"Health has been positioned at the centre stage by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and several health initiatives are being taken up by the U...
03 Jun, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
Govt approves creation of PM Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi as single non-lapsable reserve fund for healthThe administration and maintenance of the PMSSN are entrusted to health ministry and in any financial year, the expenditure on such schemes...
10 Mar, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
West Bengal told to return Rs 193 crore received under Ayushman BharatThe Centre also pointed to the grant-in-aid, to the tune of Rs 193.34 crore, released to the state government towards 50% of the first tran...
21 Feb, 2019, 08.08 AM IST
Centre writes to Bengal after it pulls out of Ayushman BharatThe Centre is accusing West Bengal of violating stipulations by not giving the Narendra Modi government any branding in the health insuranc...
18 Jan, 2019, 02.10 PM IST
Chhattisgarh govt to pull out of Ayushman BharatA month before the Centre rolled it out, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced the launch of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana on almost the same li...
16 Jan, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
PM Modi's Ayushman Bharat merged with Mamata Banerjee's Swasthya Sathi scheme in West BengalWest Bengal had 47 lakh beneficiaries under the Swasthya Sathi scheme and around 1.50 crore families from the state had applied for Ayushma...
15 Oct, 2018, 07.37 AM IST
Bengal in talks with Bajaj Allianz for ‘Ayushman Bharat’West Bengal was initially reluctant to join ‘Ayushman Bharat’ as it runs its own health insurance scheme called ‘Swasthya Sathi’, launched ...
27 Jul, 2018, 09.34 AM IST
West Bengal to launch Ayushman Bharat under joint bannerUnder the agreement, the state government is expected to expand the number of beneficiaries under its existing health scheme to provide mor...
20 Jul, 2018, 09.08 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's 'Good & Simple Tax' phrase not original: CongressCatchline 'Good & Simple Tax' was first used by tax expert Satya Poddar, claimed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
03 Jul, 2017, 12.47 AM IST
Ater Narendra Modi's wish, UGC asks all universities to introduce yoga and meditationThe yoga sessions will be part of UGC’s positive health programme, an extension of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by HRD minister Smrit...
10 Oct, 2014, 04.29 AM IST