Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu writes to Centre over shrimp feed price hike, seeks relief for aquaculture farmersAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Union Agriculture Minister to address rising shrimp feed prices. The state ...
17 May, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
TMC invites PM Modi to have meal for Rs 5 at Bengal government-run Maa CanteenThe Trinamool Congress has thrown down the gauntlet by inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to experience a nourishing Rs 5 meal at a loca...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
UK's migration crackdown risks care home staffing crunchNew government plans to extend the wait for permanent residency to 15 years for care workers risk a significant staffing shortage in Britai...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Seat fees are not the real problemIndia's aviation regulator has paused a directive mandating free seat selection for 60% of seats, opting for a broader review. This decisio...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
From roadside tea stalls to air travel, LPG and ATF price hikes impact 1.4 billion Indians: Mallikarjun KhargeCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Modi government for allegedly wrecking economic policies and burdening citizens with g...
01 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
New income tax rules from April 1, 2026: From HRA relief to new ITR deadlines, key changes explainedNew income tax rules: Significant income tax changes are coming from April 1, 2026, with the Income Tax Act of 2025 replacing the 1961 act....
01 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Meal cards to offer Rs 1.05 lakh income tax exemption: New changes for salaried taxpayers under Income Tax Rules 2026 to be effective from April this yearSalaried employees can now claim an income tax exemption of up to Rs 1.05 lakh annually on meal cards, vouchers, or subsidized canteen food...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Delhi Atal Canteens see huge turnout as over 33,000 avail Rs 5 meals in two daysDelhi's newly launched Atal Canteens have served over 33,000 subsidised meals in their first two days. The initiative, offering nutritious ...
29 Dec, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Rajasthan BJP renames 'Indira Rasoi Yojana' to 'Shree Annapurna Rasoi Yojana'The Indira Rasoi Yojana scheme is now officially called 'Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana.' The order also states that the weight of the subsidi...
07 Jan, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Employers no longer require to deduct GST on subsidised meal cost recovered from employees: AARIn its ruling, the AAR said that the firm is not liable to pay GST on the amount deducted/recovered from the employees. The firm collects t...
11 Oct, 2022, 08.51 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's government mulls 'thaali' at Rs 5 for the poorUP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said,"The thaali will consist of rice, chapattis, daal, a vegetable dish and papad. All this will be ma...
22 May, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
After Amma canteen, Chouhan thali for Rs 10?Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu CM, MP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to launch a subsidised meal programme for the poor.
09 Sep, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
'Aahar' cheap meal scheme launched in OdishaThe subsidised meals for people visiting urban areas for various work would be provided at four crowded places each in five cities from 11 ...
01 Apr, 2015, 02.42 PM IST
- Won't compromise on mid-day meal quality, will find resource: Government
Worried that the mid-day meal programme could be hit by the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, Kapil Sibal had written to Petroleum Ministry.
17 Dec, 2012, 03.42 PM IST
HRD to write to FM on LPG cap for mid-day meal schemeThe government's new policy would mean that every school would get only six cylinders at a subsidised rate.
24 Nov, 2012, 05.32 AM IST
Subsidised LPG for mid-day meal: HRD ministry to move Finance Ministry"Of course we will be talking to the Finance Ministry..They will examine it and get back to us," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju told.
23 Nov, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
Mid-day meal: HRD Ministry for exemption of LPG cap on schoolsHRD Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to exempt schools from this formulation as the meal is not a "commercial activity".
03 Oct, 2012, 07.43 PM IST