The Central Government's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is being implemented across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its mission to achieve 100 per cent coverage of piped water supply across the Union Territory.
To facilitate orderly growth of the chit fund sector, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur said through the Chit Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2019 the government was making changes in the rules for starting a chit fund, which earned a negative image in the recent past.
MTNL had initially expected the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) opted to touch 13,500, but the numbers have already reached 13,532 employees, with nearly two weeks left to go before the closing date for exercising the option
DJB trucks will collect the sludge from these septic tanks and take it to sewage treatment plants. Any person can put in a request to get the septic tank cleaned by calling a phone number, CM Kejriwal said.
The indictment also alleges that Rajinder made false statements to CIS on or about March 11, 2016 and December 14, 2017 when he stated that he did not live at a separate address from DH, when they had lived separately.
"This scheme will enable the celebration of the girl child from the time of her birth," she said. The 'Sumangla Kanya' scheme has been designed in a way that parents will have to take care of girl child's health and education to avail its benefits.
New Jersey-based Shivanand Maharaj was convicted on charges of wire fraud and giving kickbacks to influence the operation of an employee benefit plan, which carry a sentence of at least 25 years' imprisonment He will be sentenced in December, said United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman.
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's proposal of a "new fund-sharing pattern", wherein the Centre will bear a majority of the financial burden of a scholarship scheme for scheduled caste students, has been sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
"Public distribution is a fundamental right of state governments. The Union food minister does not understand the repercussions that would follow if such a right is infringed upon," DMK president M K Stalin said in a statement.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered cases against both the accused under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
Speaking at the release of a social development report titled 'Rising Inequalities in India, 2018', Singh said some regions and social groups were extremely poor and vulnerable despite various anti-poverty programmes and affirmative policies being followed.
Speaking at the Motion of Thanks on President Ram Nath Kovind's address, the Congress leader said it was the first time that more funds were spent on publicity than on the scheme. Azad said 56 per cent of the total funds for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme were spent on publicity.
The decision was taken in an authority meeting of the urban body chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas here, officials said.
Under the 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana', any resident of Delhi above the age of 60 will be eligible to undertake pilgrimage, accompanied by an attendant above the age of 18, whose expenditure will also be borne by the government.
At a high-level meeting, which stretched for over two hours, the prime minister was apprised about the work done so far by top officials of the PMO, the health ministry and the NITI Aayog for smooth roll-out of the scheme.
Taking the initiative by Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative ahead, Indian Virtual Hospital (IVH), a tech enabled medical concierge service has introduced free Yoga and Ayurveda sessions for its foreign patients
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the first regional flight under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme between Shimla and Delhi.
The country’s second largest operator Vodafone on Friday launched pocket-friendly SuperHour scheme for its users under which it will offer unlimited 3G or 4G data for one hour at a starting price of Rs 16
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a new scheme that provides a 50 per cent cash back offer on pre-paid orders having a minimum value of Rs 300, a move
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government today launched Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food Security Act in the state. This was announced by Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar at a
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