Puducherry exit polls 2026: NDA likely to win 16-19 seats, TVK may gain youth votePuducherry exit polls 2026: Exit polls indicate the NDA is poised for victory in the Puducherry Assembly elections. The ruling alliance sho...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
WCD ministry holds workshop to identify reforms in social welfare, security sectorsThe Ministry of Women and Child Development convened a consultative workshop in New Delhi to explore reforms in social welfare and security...
10 Sep, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
PM Modi to address civil servants on Monday; present awards on excellence in public administrationPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address civil servants on National Civil Services Day, April 21, 2025, and present awards for excellence ...
20 Apr, 2025, 07.00 PM IST
Parliamentary standing committee report recommends creation of Anganwadi worker welfare board, doubling honorariumSenior Congress MP Digvijay Singh announced that the Parliamentary Standing Committee has approved recommendations for doubling Anganwadi w...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Budget 2025-26: WCD gets hiked allocation of Rs Rs 26,889 crThe Union Budget 2025-26 allocates Rs 26,889.69 crore to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, highlighting major funding for Saksha...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
WCD sees marginal rise of 2.5% in Budget 2024 allocationTo promote women-led development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Budget carries an allocation of more than R...
23 Jul, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024: Here are 10 key announcements for common manInterim Budget 2024 key announcements for common man: The government plans to boost infrastructure spending by 11% in the upcoming fiscal y...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Women, children in Budget 2024-25: Marginal rise in allocation for WCD MinistryIn the 2024-25 budget, the Women and Child Development Ministry received an allocation of Rs 26,000 crore, marking a 2.52% increase from th...
01 Feb, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Chhattisgarh elections: Priyanka Gandhi promises Rs 500 subsidy per gas cylinder, loan waiver for SHGs and moreCongress party promised a slew of measures, including, waiving loans of Self-Help Groups, subsidising cooking gas cylinders through a new s...
30 Oct, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Women and Child Development Ministry allocated Rs 25,172 crore, rise of just 3%The Finance Minister, in her budget speech, also announced that two lakh anganwadis will be upgraded under the Saksham Anganwadis scheme.
01 Feb, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
Two lakh anganwadis to be upgraded across the country: Nirmala SitharamanPresenting the Budget, Sitharaman said recognising the importance of 'Nari Shakti' as the harbinger of India's bright future and for women-...
01 Feb, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
J-K admin to provide special pension, scholarship to families of Covid victims under Saksham schemeUnder the new scheme Saksham, the surviving spouse and one eldest surviving member of affected families would receive a special monthly pen...
29 May, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
New central schemes added in rejig, allocation jumps 12.3%The exercise has resulted in a jump of 12.3% in cumulative budgetary allocation for centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) to 3.81 lakh crore in...
03 Feb, 2021, 07.59 AM IST
Women and Child Development Ministry's budget hiked by 16 per centOut of Rs 24,435 crore, the highest amount has been allocated to the newly announced Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0 scheme with R...
01 Feb, 2021, 04.53 PM IST
Mission Poshan 2.0 launched in Budget to improve nutritional outcomesOut of Rs 24,435 crore allocated to the Women Child Development (WCD) Ministry, an amount of Rs 20,105 crore has been assigned to Saksham A...
01 Feb, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Gadkari launches CII TechSaksham to support MSMEs' technology adoptionThe initiative brings together an intersection of technology providers to enable the next wave of growth for MSMEs.
29 Aug, 2019, 12.38 PM IST
- DHFL launches scheme for senior citizens
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL), has launched a reverse mortgage scheme for senior citizens called 'Saksham'.
31 Aug, 2006, 02.30 PM IST