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NMDFC disbursed over ₹2,347 cr concessional credit in 3 years for minorities: Govt in LS

NMDFC disbursed over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,347 cr concessional credit in 3 years for minorities: Govt in LS

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Published on Mar 12, 2025 07:08 PM IST

PTI |

Modi blows Bihar poll bugle from Bhagalpur with 19th farmers’ incentive

PM Modi released ₹22,000 crore to 9.8 crore farmers under PM-KISAN scheme in Bihar, emphasizing farmer welfare and announcing new initiatives for development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the gathering on his arrival to release the 19th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, in Bhagalpur on Monday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also present.
(DPR PMO/ANI)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2025 07:24 PM IST

ByArun Kumar, Patna

Probe demanded into agriculture dept irregularities during Munde’s tenure

In August last year, senior IAS officer V Radha was abruptly removed from the agriculture department after she had differences with Munde

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 07:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Audit findings: Panjab University yet to recover ₹13.5 crore from Punjab SC students under Post Matric Scholarship scheme

While initially, the state government used to transfer the students’ fee directly to the varsity, they eventually started disbursing it to the students’ accounts under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme after which students were expected to submit it to their college or university concerned

The audit found that various departments and constituent colleges of PU did not take admission fee or other charges from SC students of Punjab, eligible for PMS. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 14, 2025 08:32 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Haryana transfers ₹184 crore into farmers’ accounts

The total ₹184 crore transferred included ₹122 crore subsidy on 10,393 crop residue management equipment and a bonus of ₹62 crore, said Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana

Haryana agriculture minister said the state government is fully committed to the welfare of farmers. He said direct benefit transfer will not only provide economic strength to the farmers but also raise their standard of living. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Himachal govt to set up potato processing unit in Una

His statement came after chairing a review meeting to evaluate the progress of various schemes implemented by the Horticulture Department in Shimla on Monday

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (HT FIle)

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Updated on Dec 17, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

₹125 not enough to buy shoes, say parents of UP govt school students

Uttar Pradesh parents say the ₹125 for shoes and socks is insufficient, forcing many students to wear slippers to school amid rising costs.

Students of Chhittupur Primary School, Varanasi, without shoes (Rajesh Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2024 04:40 PM IST

ByRajeev Mullick, Lucknow

Study highlights challenges in DBT scheme for TB patients

The study titled ‘Coverage, delays and implementation challenges of direct benefit transfer in the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme’ has been recently published in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Patients reported concerns about being scammed. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Oct 16, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Subhadra Yojana was critical in BJP’s victory, but doubts remain on feasibility

Economist Amarendra Das said schemes like Subhadra Yojana for women that tended to be consumption-centric may not have empowered women economically.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would handover the first tranche of Subhadra Yojana to women at a function in Bhubaneswar on September 17, his birthday. (File Photo)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Sep 16, 2024 06:44 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

PCMC completes distribution of school essentials to 49K students

Under the DBT, essential school items like bags, raincoats, shoes, socks and geometry boxes are distributed to students in 128 PCMC-run schools

According to officials, the first phase saw the distribution of these kits to around 39,000 students while the remaining 10,000 students received their kits during the second phase. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Mad rush for enrolment into Subhadra Yojana in Odisha ahead PM Modi’s birthday

Over 1 crore women of Odisha between 21 and 60 years of age are expected get annual assistance of ₹10,000 over the next five years under the Subhadra Yojana beginning from September 17

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Published on Sep 07, 2024 03:23 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

Jharkhand Cabinet lowers age limit for Maiyan Yojna scheme

Briefing about the decisions, cabinet secretary Vandana Dadel said the amendment in the age criteria would cover around 800,000 additional women under the scheme.

MMSY is the flagship scheme of the Hemant Soren-led government and is being considered a game-changer for assembly elections. (PTI)

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Published on Sep 06, 2024 10:04 PM IST

ByVishal Kant, Ranchi

Financial inclusion plan to have 30mn more accounts in FY25: Nirmala Sitharaman

She said that the scale of India’s financial inclusion through Jan-Dhan accounts is globally acknowledged with astonishing results in direct transfer of benefits to the beneficiaries

Jan-Dhan accounts are basic no-frill accounts without any minimum balance requirement. (Facebook | Nirmala Sitharaman)

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Published on Aug 28, 2024 12:36 PM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal

Karnataka spending ₹52,000 crore annually on 5 guarantees: CM Siddaramaiah

Gruha Lakshmi- Monthly cash support of ₹2,000 per woman head of the household, benefiting 12 million women through direct bank transfers, said Siddaramaiah.

Karnataka spending <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>52,000 cr annually, on five guarantee scheme for equitable growth: CM Siddaramaiah(ANI )

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Updated on Aug 28, 2024 01:15 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath

EC asks Jagan to stop disbursing payments under DBT schemes

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday stopped the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh from disbursing payments under direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes

The YSR Congress party (YSRCP) has expressed deep concern over the continued obstruction of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes by the Election Commission. (PTI)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 06:28 AM IST

BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh retires from Rajya Sabha after 33 years

Manmohan Singh, 91, was the third PM from the Rajya Sabha after Indira Gandhi (in her first term) and Inder Kumar Gujral.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being escorted after casting his vote for the presidential election, at Parliament House, in New Delhi,on July 18, 2022 (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 03, 2024 10:08 AM IST

BySaubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi

Fraudulent loan app circulates morphed picture of Bengaluru woman and daughter

She claimed the money had been credited into her account without submitting any loan request.

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Published on Feb 12, 2024 10:24 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Swami Vivekananda's vision being realised under PM Modi's leadership: Jitendra Singh

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Updated on Jan 13, 2024 09:00 AM IST

PTI |

Haryana identifies 36.7 lakh ghost beneficiaries

Haryana government has identified about 36.74 lakh ghost beneficiaries by putting in place the direct benefit transfer (DBT) mechanism for 74 schemes. The DBT initiative has yielded notional savings amounting to about ₹7,822 crore from 2014-15 to 2022-23 fiscal.

Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said that out of the 83 schemes implemented by various government departments, benefits from 74 schemes have been notified under the DBT mechanism and have been linked to the Aadhaar card. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2023 06:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jharkhand govt’s petrol subsidy scheme fails to attract consumers: Data

State food civil minister Rameshwar Oraon, also the finance minister, admitted the scheme’s failure, saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

Jharkhand government scheme aiming to provide consumers with a subsidy of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25 per litre on petrol failed to attract beneficiaries (Agencies File)

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Published on Nov 04, 2023 10:02 PM IST

ByRaj Kumar, Ranchi

Khattar highlights anti-graft measures, economic growth

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government’s focus has been on transcending divisive issues such as casteism, regionalism, and nepotism, with a primary focus on holistic development in the state

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Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

₹1k pension for transgenders among key Jharkhand cabinet decisions

The Jharkhand cabinet, on Wednesday, paved the way for major schemes, including pension for transgenders and providing bicycles to Class 8 students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), Backward Class (BC), and other minority communities, who have not received them since the financial year 2020-21.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren being greeted by the state government employees after a cabinet meeting in Ranchi on Wednesday. (PTI)

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Updated on Sep 06, 2023 09:56 PM IST

ByRaj Kumar, Ranchi

Allahabad HC seeks reply in PIL on ‘anomalies’ in direct transfer of grant to farmers

Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has given two weeks’ time to the state government to file counter affidavit (reply)

The court has listed the case for next hearing after two weeks. (For Representation)

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Updated on Aug 27, 2023 11:21 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

One mobile number linked to 5,019 applications, finds CAG audit of DBT schemes

An audit of India's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme found irregularities, including fake caste certificates and ineligible applicants receiving scholarships. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report also criticised the lack of monitoring to ensure scholarship benefits were reaching eligible applicants. The CAG recommended data verification through biometric attendance and cross-verification of income claims using registered mobile numbers. The DBT scheme aims to eliminate intermediaries and improve the delivery of benefits such as scholarships, wage payments, and subsidies.

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Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:32 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

Transfer of funds to cow protection centres via DBT begins in U.P.

U.P. animal husbandry minister Dharmpal Singh transfers more than ₹9.11 crore through DBT to 776 cow protection centres in 20 districts in the first phase

The amount to remaining 55 districts will be transferred in the same manner. (For Representation)

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Updated on Jul 25, 2023 10:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Strengthening digital financial inclusion in payments to women

This paper has been authored by Sunaina Kumar from ORF.

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Published on Jul 21, 2023 01:32 PM IST

ByORF

22 lakh BPL families may not get cash immediately under Anna Bhagya scheme

Over 22 lakh families in Karnataka may not immediately receive assistance under the Anna Bhagya scheme as they do not have bank accounts.

The Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka pledges to provide additional 5 kg of free rice to every member of a BPL household. (ANI Photo)(Arunkumar Rao)

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Published on Jul 10, 2023 10:28 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Karnataka: Bank transfer for Anna Bhagya scheme to begin on Monday evening

Direct bank transfers under Karnataka's Anna Bhagya scheme to begin on Monday evening, providing cash instead of rice to BPL households.

K H Muniyappa said CM Siddaramaiah is expected to launch the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on Monday evening.

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Published on Jul 08, 2023 06:37 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Women testing water quality in rural areas doing great work: Swatantra Dev

U.P. Jal Shakti minister said after women were tasked with testing the water quality under Jal Jeevan Mission, the household tap connection scheme moved forward at a rapid pace

Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Jun 05, 2023 11:32 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Discoms in Uttar Pradesh mull DBT mechanism

Under the proposed system, consumers will have to pay the full bill to discoms at the normal tariff and the state government will give subsidies directly to the consumers

Initially, the DBT may be started as a pilot project in a district or a zone, instead of the entire state. But it has to be done as the Centre is also asking for DBT of power subsidies, said an energy department official. (Pic for representation)

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Updated on May 30, 2023 09:20 PM IST

ByBrajendra K Parashar

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NMDFC disbursed over ₹2,347 cr concessional credit in 3 years for minorities: Govt in LS

PM Modi released ₹22,000 crore to 9.8 crore farmers under PM-KISAN scheme in Bihar, emphasizing farmer welfare and announcing new initiatives for development.

In August last year, senior IAS officer V Radha was abruptly removed from the agriculture department after she had differences with Munde

The total ₹184 crore transferred included ₹122 crore subsidy on 10,393 crop residue management equipment and a bonus of ₹62 crore, said Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana

His statement came after chairing a review meeting to evaluate the progress of various schemes implemented by the Horticulture Department in Shimla on Monday

Uttar Pradesh parents say the ₹125 for shoes and socks is insufficient, forcing many students to wear slippers to school amid rising costs.

The study titled ‘Coverage, delays and implementation challenges of direct benefit transfer in the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme’ has been recently published in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Economist Amarendra Das said schemes like Subhadra Yojana for women that tended to be consumption-centric may not have empowered women economically.

Under the DBT, essential school items like bags, raincoats, shoes, socks and geometry boxes are distributed to students in 128 PCMC-run schools

Over 1 crore women of Odisha between 21 and 60 years of age are expected get annual assistance of ₹10,000 over the next five years under the Subhadra Yojana beginning from September 17

Briefing about the decisions, cabinet secretary Vandana Dadel said the amendment in the age criteria would cover around 800,000 additional women under the scheme.

She said that the scale of India’s financial inclusion through Jan-Dhan accounts is globally acknowledged with astonishing results in direct transfer of benefits to the beneficiaries

Gruha Lakshmi- Monthly cash support of ₹2,000 per woman head of the household, benefiting 12 million women through direct bank transfers, said Siddaramaiah.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday stopped the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh from disbursing payments under direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes

Manmohan Singh, 91, was the third PM from the Rajya Sabha after Indira Gandhi (in her first term) and Inder Kumar Gujral.

She claimed the money had been credited into her account without submitting any loan request.

Swami Vivekananda's vision being realised under PM Modi's leadership: Jitendra Singh

Haryana government has identified about 36.74 lakh ghost beneficiaries by putting in place the direct benefit transfer (DBT) mechanism for 74 schemes. The DBT initiative has yielded notional savings amounting to about ₹7,822 crore from 2014-15 to 2022-23 fiscal.

State food civil minister Rameshwar Oraon, also the finance minister, admitted the scheme’s failure, saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government’s focus has been on transcending divisive issues such as casteism, regionalism, and nepotism, with a primary focus on holistic development in the state

Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has given two weeks’ time to the state government to file counter affidavit (reply)

U.P. animal husbandry minister Dharmpal Singh transfers more than ₹9.11 crore through DBT to 776 cow protection centres in 20 districts in the first phase

This paper has been authored by Sunaina Kumar from ORF.

Over 22 lakh families in Karnataka may not immediately receive assistance under the Anna Bhagya scheme as they do not have bank accounts.

Direct bank transfers under Karnataka's Anna Bhagya scheme to begin on Monday evening, providing cash instead of rice to BPL households.

U.P. Jal Shakti minister said after women were tasked with testing the water quality under Jal Jeevan Mission, the household tap connection scheme moved forward at a rapid pace

Under the proposed system, consumers will have to pay the full bill to discoms at the normal tariff and the state government will give subsidies directly to the consumers

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