Social Welfare Schemes

Deadline to get Aadhaar for social welfare schemes extended to 30 September: Govt tells SC

A vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said that no interim order can be passed at this stage on the "mere apprehension" of petitioners that government may deprive people from availing benefits of various social welfare schemes due to lack of Aadhaar.

Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory by government for welfare schemes, says SC

With Aadhaar becoming a common requisite for signing up for a number of services and schemes, the Supreme Court today said that the same cannot be made mandatory for government schemes.

How can this Budget give a fillip to states' spending on social sectors?

The role of states is important with regard to infrastructure, agriculture and social development, so the Union Government should take a strong stance in favour of social sectors and step up its level of spending for these sectors in the coming years