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Parliamentary panel flags surrender of ₹2,345 crore SC welfare funds, questions Social Justice ministry’s spendingA parliamentary panel has flagged the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for surrendering nearly a quarter of funds sanctioned for ...- Union Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman gives big boost to social justice & welfare; allocation up over 35%Union Budget 2025-26 allocates Rs 13,611 crore to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, a 35.75% increase. Key allocations incl...
- Union Budget 2024: Rs 13,539 crore allocated to social justice departmentThe key areas of funding include Rs 9,549.98 crore for the 'Umbrella Scheme for Development of Scheduled Castes', a significant increase fr...
- Scheduled Tribe panel objects to merger of schemes under New Social MissionAccording to sources, the NCST has conveyed to the government that the problems of SCs and STs are "distinctly different in nature and requ...
- Centre set to launch flagship scheme aimed at scheduled castes and tribesReviews conducted by NITI Aayog have revealed that the ministries are unable to find targeted schemes to utilise the earmarked amount and s...
- Budget set to boost schemes linked to SCs, STs, senior citizensThe thrust is likely to be on infrastructure creation in SC and ST-dominated districts, they said, with enhanced allocation for constructio...
- Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry allocated Rs 11,689 croreAn amount of Rs 10,517.62 crore has been allocated for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for financial year 2021-22, a rise ...
- Niti Aayog draws up cash transfer plan for poor SCs, STsNiti Aayog has proposed to revamp the decades-old Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Sub Plan which involve 41 ministries earmarking 2-20...
- Govt to revise guidelines for better allocation of funds for SC, ST: Rao InderjitSome of the proposals under consideration include giving flexibility to ministries and departments to allocate funds for SCs and STs for sp...
- 780 blocks in 307 districts in India need basic health infrastructure developmentAt a time when the country is battling a pandemic, only Rs 521.57 crore of Rs 1,862.59 crore has been released under the Allocation for Wel...
- Govt moots monetary allowance to poor SC, ST householdsStruggling with poor utilisation of funds earmarked for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe welfare schemes, the Centre has proposed a mone...
- No ministry scores 100% on fund utilisation for Scheduled CastesEven as most ministries show 50-60% utilisation with less than a month for the current fiscal to end, the review has found that funds spent...
- Targeted Welfare Schemes: Reaching out to SCs, STs, OBCsThe budget has given a decisive push to social sector with enhanced allocations for welfare schemes and a renewed emphasis on education for...
- Budget 2020: FM Sitharaman says taskforce to be set up for recommending marriageable age for women; Debjani Ghosh lauds moveThe FM also said that Rs 35,600 crore has been allocated for nutrition related programme in FY21.
- Experts raise concerns over lack of targeted SC/ST schemes in BudgetA study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) reveals that 50% of the earmarked funds are either not relevant to the community...
- Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes may get a bigger slice of pie this budgetThe Niti Aayog has drawn up a plan that is expected to raise spending on scheduled castes and tribes that account for more than 25% of Indi...
- Funds earmarked for SC/STs seldom reach beneficiaries, says NGOsAn assessment by the NCDHR has claimed that even special funds earmarked for SC/STs seldom directly reach beneficiaries.
- Mudra Bank to provide credit facilities to SC, STs"The Mudra Bank will refinance institution through a Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana. The lending priority will be given to SC/ST enterprises."
- Parliamentary panel wants NREGA like job scheme for urban poorA Parliamentary committee has recommended a legislation to guarantee employment to urban poor, especially those from SCs and STs, in the sa...
- FM ups allocation for SC/ST schemesAiming to give a fillip to backward classes, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday announced a slew of schemes including those specif...
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