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Confused by the newly introduced Unified Pension Scheme? Here’s all you need to know about how it will work
The Indian government has approved the Unified Pension Scheme, due to become effective by April 1, …
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EPFO to ensure UAN activation for employees through Aadhaar-based OTP
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has instructed the EPFO to ensure all employees activate thei…
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Disability affairs department receives hike of 0.02%, allocated Rs 1,225 crore in budget
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been allocated a total of Rs 1,225.2…
PTI
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DMK vows to repeal CAA if INDIA bloc is voted to power
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, a key constituent of the INDIA bloc, in its manifesto released on Wednesda…
PTI
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Ladli Behna scheme a game-changer, credit to Shivraj Chouhan: Jyotiraditya Scindia as BJP sweeps MP
Scindia, a former Congress leader who switched over the party to come with the BJP in 2020, also to…
ANI
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Government to use scientific methods to implement social welfare schemes and fight poverty
"BPL data tells us how many are poor and SECC who are those poor... it is a more targeted and scien…
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Increase in social pension, GST exemption for medicines, wheelchairs among major demands by welfare organisations
There are an estimated 140 million elderly people in India. The demands touch the sectors of …
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Punjab to bring Bill to earmark welfare budget for SCs in proportionate to their population
The Punjab State Welfare and Development of Scheduled Castes (Planning, Earmarking and Utilization…
PTI
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Allocation for SC welfare for all ministries increased in Budget by 51.65 pc: MSJ&E
"The budgetary outlay is Rs 70 crore. The intended objective is to cover the welfare measures for b…
PTI
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Rythu Bandhu scheme - Telangana government deposits ₹7,400 crore into the bank accounts of 62 lakh farmers
Among the districts, Nalgonda received the highest assistance of ₹601.74 crore, benefitting 4,…
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Resolve pending pension cases, Delhi minister tells WCD, Social Welfare depts
The minister also reviewed the status of all programmes under the Integrated Child Development Sche…
PTI
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From minimum wages for all to social security for gig workers — these are the broad outlines of upcoming ‘labour reforms’ in India
The Indian government will be implementing universalisation of minimum wages and timely paymen…
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India’s ‘labour reforms’ need these three safety nets— or else the people will be exposed to exploitation
At least six Indian states decided to use the COVID-19 economic crash to push through some difficul…
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Mississippi spent at least $94 million in welfare money on NFL players, lobbyists, and pro wrestlers instead of its poorest citizens
Shad White, the state auditor, called it "the most egregious misspending my staff have seen in thei…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Budget 2019: The Indian government is setting up a new initiative for the welfare of cows
The new initiative will work towards upscaling sustainable genetic upgradation of cow resources …
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FM calls for speedy settlement under insurance scheme for healthcare workers battling COVID-19
The Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme is a part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) announ…
PTI
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A small Indian state could become the country's first to introduce universal basic income
As the rest of India debates whether the government should give every citizen a minimum amount of m…