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Why India should rethink its opposition to WTO plurilateral dealsThe 14th WTO ministerial conference highlighted a divide between multilateralism and plurilateralism. India advocates for multilateralism b...- Omar Abdullah says J&K’s dual power structure a ‘recipe for disaster’Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah calls for full statehood, deeming the current administration the worst. He notes progress in...
- PMGKAY helped keep extreme poverty at lowest level in pandemic-hit 2020: IMF working paperUnder PMGKAY, which was launched in March 2020, the central government provides 5 kilograms of foodgrains per month for free. The additiona...
- Consider medical subsidy for all in rare ailments: Delhi HCThe order seeking inclusion of patients above the poverty line came after the death of a patient, whose case was directed to be processed b...
- 'De-link welfare schemes from poverty line'A huge controversy had erupted over the poverty line during the UPA regime, forcing the then Congress-led dispensation to clarify that govt...
- Economic Survey 2014: Government favours direct cash subsidies for BPL householdsThe Narendra Modi led government's first survey pointed that not all the money put into subsidy schemes reaches the poor.
- Rangarajan panel's report on poverty: Imperative to find right balance between subsidy & investmentImperative is to find right balance between subsidy & investment in utilising limited resources available for either. Subsidies have to be ...
- BJP hits back at Congress on poverty subsidy issueBJP today hit back at Congress for its attack on Gujarat government for using Rs 10.80 a day poverty figures to identify beneficiaries of s...
- Poverty numbers preliminary, BJP has no right to condemn: Rajeev Shukla"These were just preliminary assessment by an expert group and BJP has no right to condemn as population of poor has dwindled faster during...
- Kerala may extend state subsidy on LPG cylinders to Above Poverty Line familiesThe govt is considering extending the state subsidy to APL category families to 3 LPG cylinders above the 6 fixed by Centre.
- Panel to look into various aspects of povertyPlan Comm said a technical group will look into various aspects of the problem, including the need to link social sector benefits with the ...
- India more likely to face uncertainty due to EU crisis: Montek Singh AlhuwaliaIn an interview to Deepshikha, Montek speaks of India facing more uncertainty due to EU crisis than it confronted in the global recession i...
- Subsidies even for those spending over Rs 32 a dayAhluwalia and Jairam Ramesh said that states would not be required to peg the number of beneficiaries of Centre's welfare schemes.
- How poor is poor?You can either measure poverty or you can measure middle class perceptions of poverty, but you can't get a handle on both.
- Govt mulling alternative methods to determine the beneficiaries of government programmes and subsidyThe aim is a long-term political solution to determine which households should be targeted for welfare programmes and subsidies.
- Budget 2011: Direct payments to replace inefficient fertiliser subsidyThe government has set a March 2012 deadline for kicking off direct payment of fertiliser subsidy to farmers below the poverty line, taking...
- Food subsidy bill to rise by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore this yearThe country's food subsidy bill is expected to jump by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore in the 2010-11 fiscal, the Lok Sabha was told today.
- Need to better target food subsidies to eradicate poverty: MontekThe deputy chairman of the Planning Commission says there is a need to better target food subsidies to eradicate widespread poverty. He sha...
- Food subsidy spends could go upto 1.1% of GDPBudget 2010-11 pegged food subsidy at even lower than the official 2009-10 levels, at only Rs 55,578.18 crore (BE) compared to a higher Rs ...
- Govt expense on food subsidy to go up by 3.55%The government's expenditure on food subsidy will go up by 3.55 per cent in 2008-09, according to the budget estimate approved by the finan...
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