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West Bengal Annapurna Bhandar Yojana notified: Check eligibility, direct link to portal, DBT rules, how to apply and Lakshmir Bhandar differencesWest Bengal's Annapurna Yojna will soon replace Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme. Eligible women will receive Rs 3,000 monthly. This financial aid a...
Women's role in India's labour market is shifting toward stability, SBI Research findsIndia's female labour market may be on the cusp of a structural upgrade, with education, household agency and social mobility driving a gra...
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
West Bengal elections 2026: Mamata Banerjee's 'Shree' formula runs the political math in the stateWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has built her governance model around targeted welfare schemes since 2011, using them as a core ...
No gym, no equipment, just 10 minutes: Alia Bhatt’s trainer shares easy workouts that busy people can do at homeFitness is often postponed due to busy schedules. Celebrity trainer Karan Sawhney, who trains Bollywood stars like Kriti Sanon and Alia Bha...
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: From the shadows to the centre stageIndia is set to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a law reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. This move a...
Top 10 per cent rural households control 44 per cent of land in India: ReportA new study reveals stark land inequality in rural India. The top ten percent of households control nearly half of all land. Meanwhile, alm...
Government releases 33 FAQs for first phase of CensusThe upcoming Census will treat live-in couples as married if they deem their relationship stable. This clarification comes from the self-en...
Congress objects to no specific OBC mention in Census queryThe Congress party has objected to a new census question that omits explicit mention of OBC and General categories, asking only about Sched...
Census 2027 to capture caste data; 33 parameters notifiedIn its notification, the RGI said the Centre has instructed all census officers to collect information on the notified items through the ho...
Better ForeCaste: Gap in consumption shrinks; spending by SC, ST, OBCs rose 1% faster each yrConsumption spending in marginalized groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes has seen a faster annual gr...
A President of tribal origin is great news for the tribes of IndiaComprising 700 disparate groups spread over a population of 10.45 crores, the recent national family health survey (NFHS V) data is reveali...
Nineteen per cent households do not use any toilet facility: NFHS surveyThe NFHS-5 found that 69 percent of households use an improved sanitation facility that is not shared with other households and eight perce...
No plan to collect caste data during census: Nityanand RaiPolitical parties, including BJP allies, have been demanding collection of caste data for empirical evidence on the total population of Oth...
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...
Government hopes to reach poorest families with VISVAS, an interest subvention schemeFor the first year, the Centre has identified 3.28 lakh beneficiaries, including 1.98 lakh SCs and 1.27 lakh OBCs, for its interest subvent...
CCEA approves extending Ujjwala LPG scheme to all poor householdsThe scheme, launched in 2016, originally targeted giving LPG connections to women members of below the poverty line (BPL) households.
Some 30% rural households belong to SC/ST category: CensusAs per the census, 29.43 per cent of the households belong to the SC and ST category across the country.
- Indebtedness on the rise, hits peak among OBCs
Low interest rate and easier availability of credit has increased the Indian household sector’s appetite for borrowing.
- Asset scale: Caste divide greater in urban India
Recently there has been a lot of debate over the socio-economic status of different castes in India.