Bank boards can decide on waiving penalty on minimum balance: KaradThe boards of individual banks can decide on waiving the penalty on accounts, which do not maintain a minimum balance, Union Minister of St...
23 Nov, 2022, 05.30 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails sacrifices of tribals on Vanvasi Gaurav DiwasModi emphasised that his government is providing Minimum Support Price (MSP) for up to 90% forest products, funds to fight sickle-cell anem...
16 Nov, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
View: Why 'India going digital' means 'India going inclusive'Focus on enabling the trinity of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and mobile phones paid its dividends during the pandemic, as it effectively reached citi...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Sitharaman inaugurates menstrual hygiene project, flags off mobile ATM van in TripuraThe 'My Pad, My Right' project, initiated by NABARD and NABFOUNDATION at Killa village, will strive to bring livelihood and menstrual hygie...
28 Aug, 2021, 05.49 PM IST
FM promises Rs 1,300 crore development package for Tripura tribal areasAddressing a programme after inaugurating some 11 projects at Mohanpur, about 50 km from here, Sitharaman said the Rs. 1300-crore project w...
27 Aug, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
- Products from the tribes of Assam hit the stands
Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana or Van Dhan Scheme was launched on 14th April, 2018 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministry of Tri...
01 Oct, 2020, 12.39 AM IST
Finance Ministry asks banks to ensure adequate cash to meet cash demand post salary transfersKeeping the rush in mind, sources said the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, has instructed banks to keep adequa...
30 Mar, 2020, 07.45 PM IST
Bengal signs but sends no proposal for Centre's scheme for tribalsThe programme involves setting up value addition centres, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras, and training tribals to add value to minor forest produce...
31 Oct, 2019, 08.12 AM IST
Debit cards double in 5 years, but ATMs see only 20% riseWhile cash in circulation has jumped to Rs 21.36 lakh crore, the ATM network of banks has shrunk from 2.06 lakh a year ago to 2.02 lakh thi...
04 May, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan benefits yet to reach many poor householdsThe government claims it has achieved “100% saturation”. However, all beneficiaries are not covered.
24 Sep, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh tries to woo tribals with Van Dhan YojanaNext month, Chhattisgarh would become the first state to roll out India’s maiden Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in Naxal-infested Dantewada and Bija...
07 Sep, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
Van Dhan scheme yet to take off, caught in norm changesAfter repeated reminders by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Niti Aayog, former secretary (tribal affairs) Leena Nair finalised the gu...
24 Jul, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Modi to kick start Chhattisgarh campaign on Ambedkar JayantiThe much-awaited mega health insurance scheme or Modicare and Van Dhan yojana to be formally launched from Jangla health centre in Bijapur ...
03 Apr, 2018, 02.57 PM IST
How rural India gets its dose of entertainmentThe DigiPlex mobile theatre vans, run by Picture Times, offer their audiences high-quality movie-viewing experience in the rural areas.
10 Jun, 2017, 12.37 AM IST
Assam tea workers to be included in banking operations with 7 lakh new accounts and 1,000 new ATMsPost demonetisation, the first ATM was opened at Dolaguri Tea Estate at Letekujan of Golaghat by the State Bank of India.
28 Nov, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Wildlife in India is screaming for help: Valmik ThaparIn his recently launched "Saving Wild India..' the naturalist and conservationist outlines a bold yet considered plan to preserve and prote...
11 Aug, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
Exhibitions to mark 1 year of Modi government to be held in 60 citiesInformation and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the first such exhibition organised by the Directorate of Advertising and Vi...
25 May, 2015, 09.20 PM IST