Welfare Schemes

SC issues notice to Centre over plea challenging constitutionality of minority commission, welfare schemes for religious minorities

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre over a petition challenging the validity of the National Commission for Minorities Act of 1992. The petition claimed that the government is spending Rs 4,800 crore towards "imparting skills to members of minority communities and promoting their culture".

Delhi, brace for more Arvind Kejriwal ads: AAP likely to woo voters using CM's personality, reach of welfare schemes

With Delhi Assembly elections around the corner, AAP is striving hard to refurbish Arvind Kejriwal’s role as the party’s mascot in campaigns; the Dengue awareness ad is part of the plan

'Demonising Narendra Modi wrong': Jairam Ramesh, Abhishek Singhvi’s warning indicates Nehru-Gandhi family’s grip on Congress is loosening

A section of leaders in Congress seems to be slowly coming to a conclusion that the Nehru-Gandhi family's anti-Narendra Modi stance might be inimical to the party’s survival

Mike Pompeo arrives in India: Despite trade tensions, mixed signals from US, expect New Delhi to continue 'issue-based' policy

Indian strategic circles are abuzz with speculation about the possible outcomes of the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, at a time when trade tensions with the US are hogging media headlines in New Delhi

Narendra Modi's first decisions set tone of second term in office; welfare likely to be focus of NDA-II regime

The decisions taken within 24 hours after Modi and his Council of Ministers were sworn in have heightened expectations from the first regular budget of the Modi 2.0 government. If this much could be given by an executive order then people would surely hope for more to be contained in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech

Why Narendra Modi won: In heartland India, BJP's on point messaging amplified a development programme in perpetual motion

The politics of welfare has also helped Narendra Modi consolidate his caste arithmetic. In Uttar Pradesh, for example, the BJP's focus has been on the non-Yadav OBCs, and non-Jatav Dalits

In Uttar Pradesh's Bargadh village, adivasi women wait for welfare schemes to reach them

Women in Uttar Pradesh's Bargadh are determined to vote for a new government in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, because their financial education has far from improved

Farm sector doles: Band-aid solutions hide jobless growth; India's agrarian economy needs liberalisation, not govt handouts

Instead of addressing the dwindling jobs and agrarian crisis, the government has responded by announcing a Targeted Basic Income (TBI) scheme for farmers.

India is attempting the biggest universal basic income experiment in history

Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg are two big names that endorse the idea of a basic income.

Govt tables bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIM, bank account; stiff penalties for violation of norms

The bill proposes a civil penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance.