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Janani Suraksha Yojana: All about govt's maternity welfare scheme

Janani Suraksha Yojana is a central government scheme that integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care

PM MUDRA Yojana: How to get a collateral-free loan with this Scheme

Government-endorsed scheme is easier to access for small credit amounts

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate: All you need to know

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate can be applied by women for personal investments or by guardians for minor girls.

After FAME-II, EMPS 2024 to fuel faster adoption of e-2W and e-3W

The new scheme will offer subsidies of up to Rs 10,000 for electric two-wheelers, Rs 25,000 for e-rickshaws and e-carts

Only 38% of Fame 2 subsidy used so far in FY24, shows govt data

In 2023-24, according to MHI, the budgeted allocation was Rs 5,171.97 crore

Lenders need to scale-up systems to expand 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme

While working within a group, social influence helps in maintaining discipline for staying on course for repayments

10 million households to have rooftop solar panels, says PM Narendra Modi

The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is that our government will launch 'Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana' with the target of installing rooftop solar on 1 crore houses, he said

ESIC leads in providing social security benefits by formalising workforce

ESIC is the primary government scheme that provides socio-economic protection against sickness, maternity, disablement, and death due to work-related injuries to employees in the organised sector

Govt extends RoDTEP benefits to e-commerce exports through post or couriers

The government on Thursday announced extension of export benefits under RoDTEP scheme to e-commerce exports through post or couriers. The Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) provides for refund of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by exporters in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods and are not being reimbursed under any other mechanism at the centre, state, or local level. The commerce ministry will soon put in place the necessary IT framework and other enablers for extension of the scheme for the exporters. "We are extending RoDTEP benefits for exports through e-commerce," Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters here. The step will help SME sectors take advantage of government schemes, further pushing e-commerce exports and boosting overall export growth from the country to achieve the target of USD 1 trillion merchandise exports by 2030. Goyal also released a handbook for MSMEs with focus on e-comm

Not getting government benefits, claim Rajasthan's street vendors

By enacting the Street Vendors Act, 2014, the central government aimed to protect the rights of urban street vendors and regulate street vending activities

Ladli behna scheme lifts women's spending by Rs 9,302 each: SBI report

According to the research, which looked at the data of at least 4 million of the LBS beneficiaries, around 94 per cent women covered are in the age group of above 25 years

Centre to launch Rs 10,000 cr sop scheme to boost chip ancillaries

This plan will be an overhauled version of the SPECS scheme and is likely to be launched at the start of the next financial year

Shivraj's 'Ladli Behna Yojana' becomes a game-changer for BJP in MP polls

The scheme was an instant hit, and within just a few months, over 1.3 crore women enrolled in the scheme, and the first tranche starting from June 2023

Kisan Vikas Patra Yojana 2023: check eligibility, interest rates, and more

Kisan Vikas Patra is an Indian government scheme which was launched by the Indian government. It was initially started to help farmers but now anyone can leverage its advantages

Ahead of polls, women in Madhya Pradesh get 'rakhi gift' from CM Shivraj

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections: Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed his latest women-centric announcements as a gift on the occasion of the Raksha Bandhan for the women of the state

PM Modi chairs PRAGATI interaction, reviews projects worth Rs 1,21,300 cr

During the interaction, the Prime Minister also reviewed the 'PM SVANidhi Scheme'

South Indian women outnumber men in availing of loan for street vendors

According to urban affairs ministry, of the total number of beneficiaries (3.6 million) of the scheme in the country, 2.13 million are men and 1.5 million are women

Committed to fulfil guarantees, cabinet will decide on June 2: Siddaramaiah

Asserting that his government will implement the five poll 'guarantees' promised ahead of the assembly polls, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said officials have shared their inputs on financial implications, and the cabinet will meet on June 2 to decide on the implementation. The cabinet meeting was earlier scheduled for June 1. In view of the implementation of guarantees, the Chief Minister today held a meeting with all the Ministers and senior officials of the concerned departments at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of state secretariat and legislature, here. "We had given five guarantees to the people, regarding these five guarantees concerned officials and finance department officials have made a presentation together. All the Ministers have seen the presentation, it has all the details -- proposals and financial implications of the implementation," Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here after the meeting, the CM said, "we have not discussed in today's meeti

Vivad Se Vishwas scheme to settle disputes in contracts begin from July 15

The Finance Ministry on Monday said the scheme to settle pending disputes related to government contracts under the Vivad Se Vishwas II will commence on July 15 and contractors will have time till October 31 to submit their claims. The Vivad se Vishwas II (Contractual Disputes) scheme was announced in 2023-24 Budget for settlement of pending disputes related to government contracts. Under the scheme, contractors would be offered settlement amounts depending on the status of a dispute. As per the scheme announced by the Department of Expenditure, in cases of disputes where court or arbitral order has been passed, the settlement amount would be 85 per cent or 65 per cent of the amount awarded by the court or the arbitral tribunal respectively. In the draft scheme, the Expenditure Department had proposed that the settlement amount would be 80 per cent in case of court orders and 60 per cent in case of arbitral awards. The expenditure department has improved the final scheme after ...

1.6 mn new employees added under ESI Scheme in Feb; 46% under 25 yrs age

Around 11,000 new establishments were registered under ESI Scheme in February 2023