Page 4 - Welfare Schemes

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

Why the poor are leaning right

How support for left and right-leaning parties is changing in social composition

SC asks states, UTs to implement 'one nation, one ration card' scheme

The court posed queries to the Centre as to how the benefit of free food grain till November this year under the 'PM Garib Kalyan Yojna' would reach to migrant labourers having no ration cards

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Covid-19 pandemic: Govt may extend social and rural relief schemes

Aims to provide impetus to rural economy and small businesses

The rural worry

Bharat is suffering on multiple counts

A rising tide of old ideas: How world economics has changed in 4 decades

Higher tax rates, central banks pumping out cash, protection for home industry, suppressing interest rates, high social welfare pay-outs - all hark back to pre-Thatcher-Reagan phase - notes T N Ninan

Best of BS Opinion: The GST puzzle, infecting public health, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The questionable rationale for govt schemes

It is important to shift, in a phased manner, to a good and general policy framework from a situation of a plethora of schemes

Political culture

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

Data discrepancy obstructing rehabilitation of manual scavengers

Govt introduced the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) in 2007 to aid the rehabilitation of 'former' manual scavengers transitioning to other occupations

India's interventionist state: Reduce its scope, increase capability

Govt is increasingly keen to deliver even specific items like toilets, water, gas cylinders, where it can show the beneficiary immediate results. This new welfarism helps win polls but not development

Kejriwal-led Delhi Cabinet approves child welfare schemes worth Rs 185 cr

Chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the cabinet released funds for several schemes, including scholarships for minority communities and the ''Ladli scheme''

Delhi to launch campaign for registration of construction workers

The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign from Monday for registration of construction workers with Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board

One eye on polls, Mamata focuses on welfare schemes, rural thrust in budget

Two million new pucca houses for SC/ST over five years, sops for farmers with an increase in financial aid from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 and minimum aid from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000

Budget: Central schemes outlay sees rise despite talks of rationalisation

The new centrally sponsored schemes include Mission Shakti, Saksham Anganwadi, Poshan 2.0, and Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikash Yojana

Banking on Budget: The five areas of focus for FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Given the series of policy announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last 9 months it is reasonable not to expect more this time

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announces slew of welfare schemes

All the welfare pensions are to be hiked by Rs 100 a month

State govts worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in upcoming Budget

Govt looks to rationalise centrally sponsored schemes due to fiscal constraints

Ahead of 2021 polls, Mamata announces welfare schemes, bikes for youth

Banerjee, while speaking at a public distribution programme at Khatra in Bankura district, also claimed that the BJP-led central government was not in favour of giving free treatment to COVID patients