Dhuri, July 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday rolled out the monthly Mukh Mantri Maavan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna for nearly 40 lakh adult women with an outlay of Rs 9,300 crore, fulfilling AAP’s last election guarantee announced ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections. Launching the scheme here, the Chief Minister announced the direct transfer of three months’ Satkar Raashi into the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries, with every woman above the age of 18 years receiving Rs …
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Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) More than 69 lakh farmer families in Gujarat have received direct financial assistance exceeding Rs 23,083 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme since its launch, highlighting the programme’s growing reach among cultivators in the state. According to official data, a total of 69.25 lakh farmer families in Gujarat have benefited from the scheme across 22 instalments, with funds transferred directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts thro…
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Odisha is set to take a major step towards clean and sustainable urban transportation with the proposed Green Hydrogen Mobility Project, which aims to introduce hydrogen-powered public buses and establish the state’s first green hydrogen ecosystem for urban mobility. A high-level review meeting on the ambitious project was held on Wednesday under the chairpersonship of the Additional Chief Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee, to ass…
Jammu, June 1 (IANS) The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), which started six years ago on June 1, 2020, as a key Central government scheme to support street vendors in keeping their businesses afloat during the post-pandemic era, has slowly emerged as a key pivot in reshaping and reinventing the small-time businesses. The scheme, with a pan-India presence, also brought a sea change in the lives of small-time businessmen and vendors in Jammu and Kashmir.Shakeel Ahmad…
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has increased financial assistance under its farm wire fencing scheme and reduced the minimum land requirement for eligibility, in a move aimed at helping more farmers protect crops from stray cattle and wild animals before the monsoon season. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.State Agriculture Minister and government spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said assistance under the barbed wire…
Gandhinagar, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat government’s ‘Niradhar Vridhha Pension Yojana’ (Destitute Elderly Pension Scheme) has emerged as a key source of financial support for thousands and lakhs of elderly citizens across the state. The monetary assistance under the scheme, administered by the state government’s Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, is helping senior citizens lead dignified lives. Under the scheme, every elderly individual aged 60-79 is entitled to a monthly financial assista…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Union government has notified the guidelines of the Rs 33,660 crore BHAVYA Central Sector Scheme for selecting 50 proposals to set up industrial parks with world class infrastructure to facilitate investment for manufacturing growth and increasing employment in the country. The first phase will comprise two rounds of selection.”The window for the first round of selection will open on June 1 and close on July 31. Up to 20 proposals are expected to be selected in the f…
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The government of Telangana will launch ‘Indiramma Jeevitha Bima’ (Life Insurance) scheme across the state on June 2, marking the state formation day. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka on Sunday termed it as a historic scheme. He said this would be a gift to the people on Telangana formation day.The objective of this people-centric government is to provide insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to 1.15 crore families across the state, transcending barriers of caste …
Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Amid reports of alleged trespassing and illegal fishing by mechanised fishing boats of Tamil Nadu in the territorial waters of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday made it clear that Andhra Pradesh will not tolerate anyone from neighbouring states encroaching upon its coastal waters.“This coastline belongs to us; the boats are ours, and the fishing rights are ours — there will be no compromise on this matter,” he declared while addressing f…
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday transferred more than Rs 1,835 crore to over 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana during a programme in Narsinghpur district. The amount was transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through a single click in the presence of a large gathering of women.Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Yadav explained that the transfer was made from Mungw…