Last Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 16:45
Govt intends to increase financial assistance to BPL families under Indira Aawas Yojana to Rs 84,000 from Rs 45,000 to build dwellings, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh informed Lok Sabha.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 21:46
The government has allocated Rs 29,151.89 crore in 2012-13 under various schemes for benefit of families living Below Poverty Line (BPL), the Minister of State for Planning Rajeev Shukla said in Parliament Wednesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 21:24
A Parliamentary panel said different estimates of the country`s poor population are "confusing" and the government should revisit the definition of BPL.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 20:55
Justice Bhagwati`s tenure was marked by contributions and continuous efforts to improve the justice delivery and distribution system, the President said.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 16:30
Department of Posts with BSNL announced launch of Mobile Money Transfer scheme in Delhi, Bihar, Punjab and Kerala.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 17:09
Survey on scheduled castes (SC) in Kerala revealed that of the 5.58 lakh families, 25,408 have no home or land of their own. Out of the SC population in state, 12.03 lakh are females and 11.49 males.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 15:55
Tripura is computerising its PDS (public distribution system) operations to eliminate duplication and bogus ration cards, a minister said in Agartala.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2012, 18:52
Maharashtra government has proposed a special financial incentive scheme aimed at bringing under its ambit girls from below poverty line (BPL) families.
Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 18:06
Can a mobile substitute your need for basic shelter, electricity and health?
Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 14:44
Regulator IRDA has come with a draft proposal to expand the reach of insurance cover to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the next five years.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 11:35
3.5 lakh BPL and poor families will get free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under an ambitious scheme launched by the Delhi Govt to end use of kerosene.
Last Updated: Monday, August 20, 2012, 14:00
Delhi will soon become the first kerosene-free city in the country with the Delhi Government set to launch an ambitious scheme on Tuesday under which 3.56 lakh households will get LPG cylinder and a gas stove free of cost.
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