New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) To ensure timely wage payments under the VB–G RAM G rural employment scheme, the Rural Development Ministry has implemented the National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), under which wages are directly credited into the bank accounts of beneficiaries, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Ministry has also issued detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribing timelines and responsibilities at various levels for ti…
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Shimla, July 20 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Monday approved the grant of non-practising allowance (NPA) to super-specialist medical faculty possessing recognised DM, M.Ch. and DrNB qualifications serving under the Department of Medical Education and Research. The Cabinet also approved an increase in the stipend of postgraduate students serving under the Department of Medical Education. Under the revised rates, first-year students will recei…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union MoS for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh said India is entering the next phase of governance transformation through Next Generation Administrative and e‑Governance Reforms with AI, digital platforms at core, an official statement said on Monday.Dr. Singh inaugurated the two‑day National Conference on Next Generation Administrative and e‑Governance Reforms in Shillong, jointly organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms a…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The Bihar government has disbursed Rs 1,423.94 crore through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system to approximately 97.84 lakh beneficiaries under various social security pension schemes, providing financial assistance to elderly citizens, widows, and persons with disabilities across the state. The programme was held at the ‘Sankalp Hall’ in Lok Sevak Awas, Patna, in the presence of senior ministers and government officials.The government transferred Rs 1,100 into the ba…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) In his speech while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an indirect reference to the rampant corruption and the system of “cut-money” for securing benefits under government welfare schemes in West Bengal during the past 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule from 2011 to 2026. The reference to West Bengal came as the PM elaborated on the benefits of direct benefit transfers (DBT) introduced by his government, in which financi…
Gandhinagar, June 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that reforms introduced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had eliminated leakages in welfare delivery through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), asserting that every rupee allocated by the Centre now reaches beneficiaries directly. Addressing a public gathering after launching the PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) pilot project and Health Passports in Gandhinagar, HM Shah contrasted the present system with an ear…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani on Saturday said the state’s agricultural governance is characterised by transparency, large-scale financial support and continuous administrative responsiveness, including the Chief Minister’s urgent decision-making on farmer-related issues, even during late-night discussions. Speaking at the state-level “PM Kisan Utsav Diwas” programme in Gandhinagar, Vaghani said the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme has directly ben…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme from Tarkeshwar city of Hooghly district in West Bengal, transferring more than Rs 18,880 crore directly into the bank accounts of 9.44 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). In Gujarat, 51.28 lakh farmers received more than Rs 1,025 crore under this instalment, credited directly into their bank accounts with…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Over Rs 4.46 lakh crore has been disbursed since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in 2019, making it one of the world’s largest direct benefit transfer (DBT) initiatives, an official fact-sheet said on Saturday.The 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme was disbursed at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal, on Saturday. Nearly 9.44 crore eligible farmers, including more than 2.18 crore women, received around Rs 18,880 crore in direct finan…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on Saturday from Hooghly’s Tarakeswar in West Bengal, transferring financial assistance directly to eligible farmers across the country.In Gujarat, more than 51.28 lakh farmers are set to benefit from the latest instalment, with direct financial assistance exceeding Rs 1,025 crore to be credited into their bank accounts.The nationwide transfer under t…