Page 2 - Welfare Schemes

Writing off loans, corporate tax cuts: Cong questions 'muft ki gajak'

Congress asserts that welfare schemes designed to uplift people from poverty are not freebies and alleges that writing off loans is the real freebie

Freebies, welfare schemes must be differentiated, says Supreme Court

The court said that the term freebies should not be confused with welfare measures

Welfare schemes secure economic justice: DMK to SC on 'freebies' remark

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has moved Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded as a respondent in an ongoing case in connection with "freebies"

TMS Ep239: PSU hiring, freebies, Jhunjhunwala-owned stocks, ADR vs GDR

Why are top public sector units not hiring? Should India regulate freebies? Should you buy, sell or hold Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned stocks? What is the difference between ADR and GDR? Answers here

Govt spending on health, education can't be freebies: M K Stalin

He also took an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opposing freebies but said he did not want to talk much about it as "it will become politics."

Freebies vs welfare debate and the much-ignored advice of Lee Kuan Yew

The issue is not the freebies, but the constraint of limited means. If a government has the money, it can dish out whatever freebies it likes, but not if it is highly indebted, writes T N Ninan

Over Rs 1-trillion freebies announced by state govts, shows data

The recurring theme of power as a key component of subsidies also shows up in the overall numbers

Post-pandemic labour markets in West now have backward bending supply curve

The financial aid provided by governments to help people during the pandemic is dis-incentivising people from re-joining the labour force to the full extent that they can

PM introduced work culture where public welfare schemes reach all: Minister

Jitendra Singh said that PM Modi has introduced a new work culture wherein each of the pro-poor and public welfare schemes was designed in such a manner so as to reach the last man in the last queue

Welfare schemes will go if my govt falls in 2024 elections: Andhra CM Jagan

"Chandrababu will come to you with all sorts of false promises. The evil quartet wants the welfare schemes, being implemented by our government, stalled," Reddy alleged.

India's Aadhaar ID system delivers benefits but at risk of widespread fraud

Modi's new welfarism rests on Aadhaar. But if there are cracks in the edifice, they need to be acknowledged - not to frighten users away, but to make them more aware

Govt to use ration card database for other welfare programmes: Food Secy

India's wheat exports reach nearly 3 million tonnes and it is considering some nations' requests for supplies: Sudhanshu Pandey

Aadhaar a 'bedrock' for govt welfare schemes, saved over Rs 2 trn: NITI

Aadhaar has become the "bedrock" for the government's welfare schemes and has saved over Rs 2 trillion to the government by "eliminating fake and duplicate identities", says NITI Aayog CEO

Welfare schemes galore in Rajasthan's budget, but are they sustainable?

Like most other state budgets, Rajasthan's appears to have been crafted with one eye on the polls, while side-stepping on the issue of resources available to finance its programmes

PM Modi addresses 'Utkarsh Samaroh' in Bharuch, interacts with people

Utkarsh Samaroh: A total of 12,854 beneficiaries were identified across the four schemes under Utkarsh Initiative

Wastage in welfare and subsidy schemes: Centre cracks the whip

The Centre has already issued a set of advisory for states to remove ineligible farmers from the PM-KISAN scheme

Govt making sincere efforts to bring positive changes in people's lives: PM

PM Modi said that his govt is committed to providing houses to the needy, asserting it is making sincere efforts to bring positive changes in citizens' lives through various welfare schemes

Bengal running welfare schemes effectively despite dip in funds: Minister

West Bengal Women and Child Development Minister Shashi Panja on Monday said in the Assembly that inadequate fund allocation by the Centre was affecting several welfare projects

Govt's huge welfare scheme expenses hitting public finances: Yashwant Sinha

Ex finance minister Yashwant Sinha said huge expenditure on welfare schemes by Modi govt has impacted public finances which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high level

President Kovind lauds government's welfare schemes, vaccination drive

Hailing the government's efforts during the pandemic, he said that the example of India's capability in the fight against Covid-19 is evident in the ongoing Covid vaccination programme