Insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19 extendedThe current period of the policy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting C...
20 Oct, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
1,016 claims settled till Aug 5 under PMGKP scheme for health workers fighting Covid: GovtFurther, 111 claims are pending due to incomplete claim documents or delay in receipt of documents from states and union territories, Minis...
10 Aug, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Finance ministry calls for speedy disbursal of claims under PMGKP, PMJJBYSitharaman said it was important to streamline the process and documentation requirements under the schemes so that the claims are disburse...
06 Jun, 2021, 06.58 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets heads of insurers; stresses on faster claim settlementDuring a virtual meeting with the heads of insurance companies, she stressed on the importance of streamlining the process and documentatio...
05 Jun, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
HC questions Gujarat govt's claim about adequate beds for COVID-19 patientsIn its submission on Tuesday, the state government informed the court that of 79,944 beds at COVID-19 hospitals and other care facilities i...
20 Apr, 2021, 03.35 PM IST
Centre to provide fresh insurance cover to 'COVID-19 warriors'"The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance policy claims of COVID warriors will continue to be settled till 24th April, 202...
19 Apr, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
Overall COVID-19 seropositivity among healthcare workers over 25 per cent: Ashwini ChoubeyResponding to a question on how many healthcare workers have contracted COVID-19 virus till date, Choubey said health being a state subject...
09 Feb, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
COVID-19: Over 160 doctors killed in the country, says MoS Health Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyThis was stated by Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey in the House in response to a question on the number of healthcare st...
02 Feb, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
No change in government's borrowing programme for current fiscal, says DEA SecretaryThe government in May had increased its market borrowing programme for the current financial year by more than 50 per cent to Rs 12 lakh cr...
12 Oct, 2020, 05.11 PM IST
More than 42 cr poor get Rs 68,820 cr financial aid under PM Garib Kalyan YojanaThe swift implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments and around 42 crore poor people re...
08 Sep, 2020, 04.17 PM IST
Over 42 crore poor received financial assistance of Rs 65,454 crore under PMGKPAs part of Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package, the government on March 26 announced free foodgrains and cash doles to women, poor senior cit...
20 Jun, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Around 42 crore poor received financial assistance of Rs 53,248 cr under PMGKPOn March 26, the government had announced the Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package to help the vulnerable sections of the society deal with th...
03 Jun, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Aadhaar authentications hit new high in April, MayAadhaar-based authentications touched a record high in April and May, topping 120 crore this month, as the government rolled out direct ben...
01 Jun, 2020, 09.01 AM IST
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries get 6.8 crore free cylindersUnder the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for healing COVID pain of poor, the government had in March announced distribution of three 1...
21 May, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
PM Garib Kalyan Package: Govt says Rs 34,800 cr financial help given to 39 cr beneficiariesAs part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore PMGKP, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 26, the government announced free foodgr...
06 May, 2020, 02.04 PM IST
Over 33 crore people get Rs 31,235 crore assistance under PM Garib Kalyan packageAs part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package, the government announced free foodgrains and cash doles to women and poor senior citizens...
23 Apr, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
View: The finance minister’s Covid-19 relief package is helpful, but there are gaping holes in itHow are they supposed to feed themselves and their families for 21 days, possibly much longer, without any work opportunities? Rickshaw-pul...
28 Mar, 2020, 10.03 AM IST