PM Modi in Ahmedabad: '10 per cent quota in general category due to Govt's will'
6 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi in Ahmedabad: '10 per cent quota in general category due to Govt's will'

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PM Modi in Ahmedabad: '10 per cent quota in general category due to Govt's will' PM Modi stressed that the economic reservation has been given without impacting the existing social reservations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Constitutional amendment to provide 10 per cent reservation to economically poor in the general category was achieved due to the political will of his government. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 1500-bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Science and Research in Ahmedabad, PM Modi said the quota would be implemented from this academic year and stressed that the economic reservation has been given without impacting the existing social reservations. In 100 days, seven lakh poor people have received treatment under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushmaan Bharat scheme, PM Modi said.

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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1 year ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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PM Modi to release ₹540 cr to build pucca houses
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PM Modi to release ₹540 cr to build pucca houses

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Govt will extend free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people for next 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt will extend free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people for next 5 years: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the Centre has decided to extend the free ration scheme to 80 crore poor people across the country for the next five years. Addressing a poll rally in Chhattisgarh's Durg, PM Modi said, "I have decided that the BJP government will extend the scheme of providing free ration to …

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Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless

Live Mint  

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Chhattisgarh: PM Modi attacks Congress over caste quota

Deccan Chronicle  

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A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24
2 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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News 18  

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Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Patels will ensure BJP gets massive majority, says Hardik on EWS quota
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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Firstpost  

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News 18  

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Funds for tribal welfare have increased under Modi govt: Amit Shah in MP

Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 5 months ago

India doesn't take Priyanka Gandhi seriously: UP minister on Rs 10 lakh treatment promise

India Today  

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PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister's Office said the scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities. The scheme will …

Delhi Budget 2020: Ayushman Bharat Yojana to be implemented, free bus rides for women to continue
5 years ago

Delhi Budget 2020: Ayushman Bharat Yojana to be implemented, free bus rides for women to continue

India TV News  

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana will now be implemented in Delhi, State Finance and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced in Delhi Budget 2020-21 on Monday. Addressing the Delhi Budget session, Manish Sisodia said the Delhi government will provide Rs 7,704 crore for the health sector in the next financial and also proposed 145 new government schools which will be …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 5 episode: Union Budget outlines PM Modi's dreams about a New India
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 5 episode: Union Budget outlines PM Modi's dreams about a New India

India TV News  

The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday in Parliament was basically a budget to outline the policies and objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, now into its second term. The budget presented by Sitharaman outlines the electoral promises made by Prime Minister Modi, and the main focus is on 'Gaon, Gareeb, Kisaan'. Overall, Prime Minister …

PM Narendra Modi’s historic decision to introduce ‘Ayushman Bharat’ benefits 10 crore families
6 years ago

PM Narendra Modi’s historic decision to introduce ‘Ayushman Bharat’ benefits 10 crore families

Op India  

A baby girl Alia from Ranchi suffering from a critical heart disease, an 80-year-old lady from Panipat with a severely septic wound, a 59-year-old tea vendor from Aurangabad in Bihar diagnosed with oral cancer, a 60 year old tailor from Satara in Maharashtra admitted with chest pain and a youngster Devilal Nayak from Jharkhand with a broken hip – what …

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6 years, 1 month ago

Narendra Modi to launch annual assistance scheme of Rs 6,000 for farmers on 24 Feb in Gorakhpur

Firstpost  

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme that Narendra Modi will launch, farmers cultivating up to 5 acres will get a direct cash support of Rs 6,000 annually, payable in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. Gorakhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on 24 February the government scheme to give Rs 6,000 annual financial assistance to farmers, …

Budget 2019: Modi govt's focus is on rural India, but implementation on the ground remains major challenge
6 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2019: Modi govt's focus is on rural India, but implementation on the ground remains major challenge

Firstpost  

With an eye on political dividends, the government in the interim budget has set aside substantial allocation for various programmes. New Delhi: With an eye on political dividends, the government in the interim budget has set aside substantial allocation for flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana but the implementation on the ground remains the major challenge. The government has revised …

Budget 2019: Will Modi govt offer big relief to farmers? Yes, says BJP leader
6 years, 2 months ago

Budget 2019: Will Modi govt offer big relief to farmers? Yes, says BJP leader

India TV News  

The Modi government is likely to announce a slew of measures to boost the income of country's farmers in the Union Budget 2019 which will be presented on February 1. Speaking to reporters during a press conference, Bharatiya Janata Party farmer's cell chief Virendra Singh Mast said the Modi government is committed to help the farmers improve their income. In …

Narendra Modi on three-day visit to Gujarat: PM inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical and Research in Ahmedabad
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi on three-day visit to Gujarat: PM inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical and Research in Ahmedabad

Firstpost  

Modi praised the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and said it was among the few organisations in the country which can commit to making world-class facilities for the service of the people. Ahmedabad : A total of seven lakh poor people have been guaranteed free treatment at hospitals in just 100 days with an average of 10,000 people in the country receiving …

New 10% quota will create social equity, says PM
6 years, 2 months ago

New 10% quota will create social equity, says PM

The Quint  

Ahmedabad, Jan 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday that the 10 per cent reservation for the economically weak sections among the general categories would usher in social equality and remove mutual distrust among various communities. Modi said it was the "strong political will" of the BJP government that made it possible to implement the decision to provide …

10% reservation for general category poor possible due to political will, says Narendra Modi
6 years, 2 months ago

10% reservation for general category poor possible due to political will, says Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Constitutional amendment to provide 10 per cent reservation to economically poor in the general category was achieved due to the political will of his government and would be implemented from this academic year. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 1,500 bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Science and Research, PM Narendra …

Prakash Javadekar says 10% quota for economically weaker in general category to be implemented from 2019 academic year
6 years, 2 months ago

Prakash Javadekar says 10% quota for economically weaker in general category to be implemented from 2019 academic year

Firstpost  

The 10 percent quota is meant for individuals belonging to economically weaker sections whose parental annual earning is not more than Rs 8 lakh and possess less than five acres of agriculture land. New Delhi: Ten percent reservation for the poor falling under the ambit of general category will be implemented in all educational institutions from the academic year 2019 …

10% quota to be implemented in 40,000 colleges, about 900 universities in India: Prakash Javadekar
6 years, 2 months ago

10% quota to be implemented in 40,000 colleges, about 900 universities in India: Prakash Javadekar

India Today  

Terming the Modi government's decision to provide 10-per cent reservation for economically backward section in general category a move towards social justice, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said, "thousands of seats will be there in higher education institutions under the new category from the next academic session." Bill passed by President Ram Nath Kovind President Ram Nath Kovind has given …

Gujarat to implement 10% quota law for general category 'poor' from today; Congress criticises 'hurried announcement'
6 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat to implement 10% quota law for general category 'poor' from today; Congress criticises 'hurried announcement'

Firstpost  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government said on Sunday that it will implement the 10 percent reservations in government jobs and higher education for the economically backward sections in the general category from 14 January. The Constitutional amendment to provide the 10 percent quota received assent of President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. “The economically-weaker sections from the general category will get …

Opinion | Will the reservation wager by Modi pay off in lok sabha polls?
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Will the reservation wager by Modi pay off in lok sabha polls?

Live Mint  

More than a meaningful debate over how much the poor upper castes will be benefited with the provision of reservation, our discourse everywhere is focused on how much the Narendra Modi government will benefit. A significant reason behind this discussion is that the Bharatiya Janata Party had faced the ire of the upper castes in the assembly elections of Madhya …

Excuse of upper caste poverty may not help Modi govt get away with 10% quota if it's legally challenged
6 years, 2 months ago

Excuse of upper caste poverty may not help Modi govt get away with 10% quota if it's legally challenged

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has ground to quash the 10 percent quota law it if it is challenged before it as there has been no mention of any inadequate representation of poorer sections of the society. *** By introducing 10 percent reservations for economically weaker sections of the general category, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing what PV Narasimha Rao tried …

BJP National Convention | 10% reservation for economically weaker sections will enhance confidence of New India: PM Modi
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP National Convention | 10% reservation for economically weaker sections will enhance confidence of New India: PM Modi

India TV News  

BJP National Convention | 10% reservation for economically weaker sections will enhance confidence of New India: PM Modi He said that while the previous governments saw farmers as only matadata, his government was constantly trying to address the challenges faced by them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the recently announced ten per cent reservation in education and …

Amit Shah at BJP National Council meet: ‘Modi govt fulfilled dreams of crores of youths with 10% quota for general category poor'
6 years, 2 months ago

Amit Shah at BJP National Council meet: ‘Modi govt fulfilled dreams of crores of youths with 10% quota for general category poor'

India TV News  

Amit Shah at BJP National Council meet: ‘Modi govt fulfilled dreams of crores of youths with 10% quota for general category poor' The BJP chief described the constitution amendment bill as one of the most important legislations passed by Parliament. Praising the Narendra Modi govt for providing 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the general category poor, …

Don't know Manmohan Singh's caste but most Congress PMs were Savarnas, why didn't they think of quota bill? Asks Ram Vilas Paswan
6 years, 2 months ago

Don't know Manmohan Singh's caste but most Congress PMs were Savarnas, why didn't they think of quota bill? Asks Ram Vilas Paswan

Firstpost  

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said on the 10 per cent quota move that all prime ministers from Congress party barring Manmohan Singh belonged to upper castes. New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said all the former Prime Ministers from the Congress party barring Manmohan Singh belonged to upper castes, however, he does not know …

10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap
6 years, 2 months ago

10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap

Op India  

The Modi government, in a landmark decision, introduced the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill that provided for 10% reservation for economically backward classes that have not been included in any reservation category so far. The judgement read Thus, it stands to reason that the basis of the Court striking down the 10% reservation for economically backward categories was solely on the …

Narendra Modi pushes quota ahead of polls, but where are the jobs?
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi pushes quota ahead of polls, but where are the jobs?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s ruling party, which promised to create 10 million jobs a year, looks a little nervous as it heads toward re-election. With national polls just months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is pledging to extend a 10 percent quota for government jobs and higher education places to groups including upper caste Hindus, who form the backbone of …

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