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Midday meal: Govt working on SMS model

To bring efficiency in midday meal programme in schools, the government is working on a SMS model ...

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TN allocates Rs 25 cr to aid Adi Dravidars, STs

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday allocated Rs 25 crore to implement various welfare schemes.

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Guj HC tells govt to discard fixed pay scheme

The Gujarat High Court on Friday told the state government to discard its `fixed pay job employmen...

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Bihar not to scrap bicycle scheme

Bihar will not scrap Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s much-hyped bicycle scheme for students despite br...

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TN announces `Integrated Urban Development Scheme`

To improve basic infrastructure facilities in the state, Tamil Nadu government decided to start a ...

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Rajiv Gandhi health scheme to cover Maha in phases

The Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana, which was launched in eight districts of the Maharasht...

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Govt has launched several schemes for minority: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, said the government had launched several minority welfa...

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PDS inefficiency plagues poverty maths

Amidst claims by govt on poverty reduction, comes the disclosure that food grain allocation under TP...

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Punjab govt announces public appeasement schemes

Ahead of upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab, the SAD-BJP government on Saturday announced several sch...

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Govt mulling insurance plan for central govt officials

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the scheme would be an alternative to the existing CGHS scheme...

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CAG audit for Rs 88,000 cr rural schemes

All rural development programmes worth Rs 88,000 crore, including the flagship MNREGA, will come u...

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MPs sign letter for discretion in MPLAD funds’ use

The government has received a letter written by a BSP Member and signed by 115 members of the Parl...

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Yahoo! awarded $610 million in spammer case

Yahoo! has said that a judge ordered spammers to pay USD 610 million for running a larcenous lottery...

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State Cong chiefs to be briefed on govt schemes

Union Ministers will brief Congress chiefs from 16 states on some of the flagship schemes of the Uni...

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2.9 cr farmers benefitted from loan waiver scheme

More than 2.9 crore farmers have benefitted from loan waiver scheme so far, Parliament was informe...

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Jaya announces scheme for sugarcane farmers

Under the scheme, farmers taking up drip irrigation will get a 100 per cent subsidy from the governm...

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Scheme for Bonda tribe in Orissa

Orissa government launched a Rs four crore scheme for the development of the primitive Bonda tribe w...

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US charges seven with internet fraud

US prosecutors have charged seven persons, including one Russian, in a massive internet fraud scheme...

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Govt announces Rs 1000 crore anti-poverty scheme

The Assam government on Monday announced plans of launching a Rs 1000 crore anti-poverty scheme.

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Independent agency to review MPLAD

The government is not happy with the performance of the MPLAD scheme.

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Orissa CM`s schemes aim for polls: Opposition

The opposition in Orissa accused CM Naveen Patnaik of launching schemes for "preparing ground" for t...

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RLD MP supports social audit of MPLAD scheme

Accusing the Uttar Pradesh government of adopting a "lackadaisical approach" in implementing the M...

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Maya orders early completion of schemes

Chief Minister Mayawati directed officials to ensure completion of all works related to Ambedkar vi...

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Tihar inmates to be equipped with UIDs

Tihar jail inmates may soon be given Unique Identification Numbers so that they can have access to...

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Jharkhand to launch scheme to protect girl child

The Jharkhand government has approved Rs.108 crore for the Mukhyamantri Ladli Laxmi Yojna (MLLY) to ...

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Mayawati announces Rs 6,035 cr worth schemes

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday unveiled 484 schemes worth Rs 6,035 crores on the d...

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UPA’s pro-minorities schemes miss targets

The performance of UPA`s flagship initiative for welfare of minorities has been pretty dismal.

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‘AIADMK schemes expansion of DMK`s measures’

Karunanidhi said the measures launched by the AIADMK regime were only an expansion of the old scheme...

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PMO orders assessment of schemes for minorities

PMO has ordered an urgent study to assess impact of minorities programmes and identify gaps which co...

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Bihar: Professionals to monitor rural schemes

The Bihar govt has decided to rope in professionals from the private sector to monitor the rural dev...

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AP govt to continue with YSR welfare schemes

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy o Tuesday dismissed speculation that his governm...

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DDA to distribute 1981 housing scheme plots

In a ray of hope to 25,000 home seekers, the DDA has told the Delhi High Court that it would give...

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House Committee to inspect welfare schemes

A five-member Jharkhand Assembly Committee would inspect implementation of various welfare schemes...

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TN: Free laptop scheme to roll out this week

The ambitious free laptop scheme of the Tamil Nadu govt, under which 68 lakh laptops are to be dist...

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AP CM launches jobs programme, Jagan-aide attends

The Congress leaders said, that all legislators, who had quit in Jagan`s support should change their...

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Delhi CM for speedy implementation of schemes

Unhappy about pace of various developmental schemes, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday soug...

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Facebook to pay users in new `Bug Bounty` scheme

Expose the chinks in security network of Facebook and get rewarded for it too, says the social netwo...

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Reversal of DMK schemes marks Jaya`s 100 days

Jayalalithaa`s first 100 days in office after storming back to power in Tamil Nadu with a landslid...

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‘Its time everyone takes anti-corruption pledge’

Povery-free Kerala project of supplying one rupee per kg rice is a 100-days programme announced by t...

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Metro’s Airport Express Line launches new scheme

In a bid to increase its ridership, the Airport Express Line on Thursday launched `Chota Card` far...

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Dhumal announces host of schemes on I-Day

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced enhancement of monthly honorarium for ...

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UN registers Himachal`s carbon trading scheme

Under this scheme, over 5000 families from remote villages will receive carbon revenue for next 20 y...

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TN announces new schemes of Rs 8,900 cr in budget

e AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu on Thursday presented its first budget for 2011-12 since coming t...

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Jaya launches welfare schemes across TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday launched a series of welfare measures across the ...

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Haryana to review mid-day meal scheme

The Haryana government has ordered a review of the mid-day meal scheme in govt-run schools after 100...

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NHRC for social audit of govt`s flagship schemes

Critical over leakage of funds meant for the rural poor, the NHRC has suggested that the govt should...

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`Orissa not implementing centrally funded schemes`

The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Orissa came under fire from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ...

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Key man behind Sena`s vada pav scheme resigns

The campaign led by Nitesh, son of Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane, against `illegal` Shiv Vada ...

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NHRC seeks report on welfare schemes in KBK

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Orissa government to submit a detailed r...

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