Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 21:05
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday cleared a proposal to allocate additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrain to BPL families this fiscal, entailing a subsidy of about Rs 9,471 crore.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 15:47
The CCEA is likely to consider tomorrow a proposal to allocate an additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrains to families below the poverty line (BPL), entailing a subsidy of about Rs 9,471 crore.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 23:33
Gujarat government is yet to submit any proposal for the year 2013-14 for the Centre`s Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) for BPL households.
Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 21:09
A CBI witness today said that Khaitan Group was the "ultimate holding company" of BPL Mobile Communication Ltd which later became Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd, an accused firm in a case arising out of the 2G spectrum scam probe.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 18:59
BJP charged government with making a mockery of the poor with its latest figures stating that BPL population has decreased and said this has been done to cover less people under the Food Security Act.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 21:59
BJP said Planning Commission data showing fall in number of people living below poverty line was "conspiracy" to deprive poor benefits and challenged Congress to show how one could survive on Rs 34.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:16
Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 percent in 2011-12 from 37.2 percent in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption, Planning Commission said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:12
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to waive off electricity bills as on June 30, 2013, of domestic consumers who are below poverty line.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 08:58
The ministry said in the note that the extra foodgrain allocation would be adjusted in states where the new Food Security programme will be implemented.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 20:41
The CCEA is likely to consider on Thursday a proposal to allocate an additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrains to families below the poverty line (BPL), entailing a subsidy of about Rs 9,470 crore.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 17:10
Haryana government will provide free of cost treatment for Hepatitis-C to patients belonging to Scheduled Castes and BPL categories in districts of Fatehabad, Jind and Kaithal.
Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 14:10
Houses for weaker section of society, LIG, MIG, and HIG would be built in all districts of the state.
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