BJP promises Rs 50K voucher for women in its manifesto
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP promises Rs 50K voucher for women in its manifesto

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With an eye on women voters who constitute nearly 50 per cent of the state’s electorate, the BJP on Saturday promised to launch ‘Subhadra Yojana’ under which every woman will a get cash voucher of Rs 50,000, if it comes to power. Releasing the ‘Sankalp Patra’ with the stamp of Modi’s guarantee for Odisha Assembly elections that will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls commencing May 13, BJP national president JP Nadda said the voucher can be encashed over a period of two years. The saffron party has also promised to increase the remuneration of anganwadi workers to Rs 12,000 and anganwadi heplers to Rs 8,000 per month. Nadda said the NDA government has empowered one crore rural women to become ‘Lakhpati Didis’.

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Kejriwal promises Rs 2.1K per month to women if AAP wins
1 week, 5 days ago

Kejriwal promises Rs 2.1K per month to women if AAP wins

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: With Assembly polls coming closer, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana and promised to raise the monthly aid from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,100 if his AAP voted to power. However, CM Atishi said if the Model Code of Conduct comes into force after January 13, the first installment will be …

Maharashtra Polls: Mahayuti Unveils 10 Guarantees, Promises 25 Lakh Jobs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Polls: Mahayuti Unveils 10 Guarantees, Promises 25 Lakh Jobs

ABP News  

Maharashtra's Mahayuti alliance unveils a comprehensive manifesto, promising significant economic relief, employment generation, and social welfare measures. The key highlights include increased monthly allowances for women, recruitment of 25,000 policewomen, a farm loan waiver, enhanced pension for senior citizens, and a focus on rural infrastructure and sustainable development.

BJP promises Rs 2,000 monthly financial assistance to women in Jharkhand
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP promises Rs 2,000 monthly financial assistance to women in Jharkhand

India TV News  

As the campaign for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections gains momentum, BJP leader and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a significant announcement during a rally in Latehar. He pledged that if the BJP comes to power in the state, women will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,000 every month. He stated, “If the BJP comes to power in Jharkhand, …

2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike
4 months ago

2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: From chief minister Eknath Shinde to his deputies Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis to sitting legislators and aspiring candidates, leaders of the ruling Mahayuti coalition have been at the forefront of celebrations to mark the formal launch of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in Pune last week. Anganwadi workers and helpers, who come under the state women and …

‘Ladla Bhau’ scheme for Maharastra youth
5 months ago

‘Ladla Bhau’ scheme for Maharastra youth

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Over to the ‘bhau’ after ‘behna.’ The Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti dispensation has given a family touch to the government largesse months before the state Assembly polls. The Ladla Bhau Yojana stipulates that the unemployed 12th pass will get Rs 6,000 stipend, diploma holders Rs 8,000 and jobless graduates Rs 10,000. “We started crop insurance for just one rupee, free …

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar

The Hindu  

Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar has said that the government would upgrade over 7,000 anganwadi centres across the State. Anganwadi workers would be trained to make them competent to offer better services and handle newer challenges,” Ms. Hebbalkar said. Reiterating her government’s commitment to women’s empowerment, the Minister said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had consented to hike the …

PM Modi To Visit Varanasi On June 18, Will Release PM-KISAN Scheme Benefits Worth Rs 20,000 Cr
6 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi To Visit Varanasi On June 18, Will Release PM-KISAN Scheme Benefits Worth Rs 20,000 Cr

ABP News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on June 18 for the first time after assuming office for a third consecutive term, during which he will release the 17th installment of PM-KISAN scheme amounting to over Rs 20,000 crore for 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers across the country. Modi will also confer certificates to more than …

‘Modi’s rally has motivated party workers,’ says BJP's BY Raghavendra
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Modi’s rally has motivated party workers,’ says BJP's BY Raghavendra

New Indian Express  

Do you view Congress’ guarantees as potentially hindering your victory? Under the Yuva Nidhi scheme, Congress promised a stipend for all graduates and diploma holders. Congress is promising Rs 1 lakh per year to all poor women. Even if 32 crore poor women are eligible, the government needs Rs 32 lakh crore. Plans are on to set up a Sainik …

Samal promises paddy MSP of Rs 3,100, 7L jobs, if BJP comes to power in Odisha
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Samal promises paddy MSP of Rs 3,100, 7L jobs, if BJP comes to power in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With elections only around a month away and candidates for both the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats becoming battle-ready, state BJP president Manmohan Samal on Friday stepped on the accelerator of poll promises for the electorate, covering the crucial section of farmers, youth, poor and working class. While promising that the minimum support price of paddy will be enhanced …

Modi Cabinet hikes DA by 4 per cent for central govt employees, approves over Rs 10,000 crore for Northeast
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet hikes DA by 4 per cent for central govt employees, approves over Rs 10,000 crore for Northeast

India TV News  

The Modi Cabinet on Thursday announced an increase in Dearness Allowance of Central government employees by four per cent to 50 per cent. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs 12,868.72 crore per annum. The Cabinet has approved the Minimum Support Price for Raw Jute for 2024-25 season at …

Govt. gets ready to include ASHA and anganwadi workers/helpers in its Ayushman Bharat scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Govt. gets ready to include ASHA and anganwadi workers/helpers in its Ayushman Bharat scheme

The Hindu  

February 11, 2024 03:39 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST - NEW DELHI After the Central government announced its decision to include Accredited Social Health Activists and Anganwadi workers and helpers into the free cover for health treatment under Ayushman Bharat Scheme, the Health Ministry has so far received Aadhaar details of 23 lakh anganwadi workers and helpers and over …

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more
11 months ago

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more

The Hindu  

On New Year’s Day, when holiday-goers from Mumbai lazily headed back into the city, thousands of women across Maharashtra, many clad in pink saris and salwar kameez, packed their bags to march to the State capital. As of December 2023, Maharashtra has 1,10,465 anganwadi centres and 1,08,507 anganwadi workers, as per Poshan Tracker, a mobile-based application rolled out by the …

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections
11 months, 1 week ago

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections

Hindustan Times  

Budget 2024: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s pre-election budget is set to focus on welfare schemes for five key sections of society—women, poor, youth, farmers and tribals—as the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance aims a third term in office on the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of inclusive growth. Accordingly, allocations for existing schemes for these …

Dharmana Promises to Resolve Anganwadi Workers Issues
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmana Promises to Resolve Anganwadi Workers Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Revenue minister Dharmana Prasada Rao assured the striking Anganwadi workers that he would personally bring their concerns to the attention of government representatives and pledged to take the initiative to resolve their demands including job security and a salary hike. Addressing the Anganwadi workers in Srikakulam on Saturday, Prasada Rao highlighted the government’s dedication to uplift marginalised communities and …

Anganwadi workers launch State-wide protest, close centres
1 year ago

Anganwadi workers launch State-wide protest, close centres

The Hindu  

About one lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers are participating in a State-wide agitation from Tuesday, demanding a solution to their long-pending demands. Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union State general secretary V.R. “The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Unions, affiliated to CITU, IFTU and AITUC, were agitating for the last four years demanding implementation of the poll promises made by Chief …

Hyderabad: ASHA Workers Demand Pay Hike, Regularisation of Jobs
1 year, 2 months ago

Hyderabad: ASHA Workers Demand Pay Hike, Regularisation of Jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Around 3000 ASHA workers protested at the health department in Koti demanding regularisation of their salaries and benefits such as provident fund, release of PRC arrears, ESI and other insurance benefits on Monday. P.Jayalakshmi, state president, Telangana Asha Workers Union told Deccan Chronicle, “We want the government to fulfil our demands, including increasing salary to Rs 18,000 and resolving …

Harish hints at more benefits for women, farmers and pensioners
1 year, 2 months ago

Harish hints at more benefits for women, farmers and pensioners

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Finance minister T. Harish Rao on Saturday hinted at more benefits for women and farmers in the BRS’ election manifesto, which is expected to be released later this month. Addressing a public meeting in Sangareddy, Harish Rao said the Chief Minister was working on the possibilities of increasing Rythu Bandhu assistance, Aasara pensions and financial assistance provided under the …

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi
1 year, 3 months ago

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi

Live Mint  

Days ahead of Rakhsha Bandhan festival, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 27 August raised the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna Scheme from ₹1,000 to ₹1,250 per month, reported news agency PTI. Apart from this, the MP CM also announced 35 percent reservation for them in government jobs and said cooking gas cylinders will …

MP CM Shivraj Chouhan announces Rs 6,000 per year for farmers under 'CM Kisan Kalyan Yojana'
1 year, 4 months ago

MP CM Shivraj Chouhan announces Rs 6,000 per year for farmers under 'CM Kisan Kalyan Yojana'

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced an aid of Rs 6,000 per year for farmers under 'Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana'. Taking to Twitter, the Office of the MP Chief Minister said, "My farmer brothers, PM Modi is giving Rs 6,000 per year to the farmer brothers under "PM Kisan Samman Nidhi". Now CM will also …

Karnataka elections: ASHAs await a ray of hope for better pay, safety measures
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections: ASHAs await a ray of hope for better pay, safety measures

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists, who play a vital role in various State programmes, including healthcare and elections, are demanding better pay and increased safety measures. “We have been protesting ever so often for the government to increase our salary, but they never seem to listen,” she said. Ms. Veena also said that there is an urgent need for the government …

Sops for women: Professional tax exemption, 50% discount in ST bus fare
1 year, 9 months ago

Sops for women: Professional tax exemption, 50% discount in ST bus fare

Hindustan Times  

From the next financial year, women earning up to ₹25,000 a month will not have to pay professional tax while all women can travel in the MSRTC buses at half the ticket fare. These were among a slew of announcements made in Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government’s first budget, which targeted women from rural areas, working class and under-privileged families. Deputy …

In Poll Year, Chhattisgarh Govt Announces Rs 2,500 Monthly Allowance to Unemployed Youth in Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

In Poll Year, Chhattisgarh Govt Announces Rs 2,500 Monthly Allowance to Unemployed Youth in Budget

News 18  

The Chhattisgarh government on Monday presented the annual budget of Rs 1,21,500 crore for the financial year 2023-24 and announced to give Rs 2,500 monthly allowance to unemployed youth in the state. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who holds the Finance portfolio, also announced a hike in the monthly honorariums of anganwadi workers, home guards, village kotwars and others. Under the …

Anganwadi workers in south coastal Andhra Pradesh take to the streets demanding better pay, benefits
1 year, 10 months ago

Anganwadi workers in south coastal Andhra Pradesh take to the streets demanding better pay, benefits

The Hindu  

Thousands of Anganwadi workers took to the streets across south-coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday, demanding better pay and social security benefits. They demanded that the government do away with the Facial Recognition-Based Attendance system, which they said was a major source of trouble for them due to poor network connectivity in the villages. In Prakasam district, the CITU-affiliated All-India Federation …

UP polls: Samajwadi Party promises 33% reservation to women in govt jobs, sops for farmers
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: Samajwadi Party promises 33% reservation to women in govt jobs, sops for farmers

India Today  

The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday released its poll manifesto -- Samajwadi Vachan Patra -- for the coming Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. In 'Samajwadi Vachan Patra', the Samajwadi Party has promised big on freebies and sops for farmers, while promising a 33 per cent reservation to women in government jobs. * Rs 25 lakh to the kin of those farmers …

BJD rolls out incentives for anganwadi workers in Odisha
2 years, 11 months ago

BJD rolls out incentives for anganwadi workers in Odisha

The Hindu  

Looking for votes from women in the forthcoming local body polls, the Naveen Patnaik government on Saturday announced an increase in the retirement benefits of anganwadi workers, and smartphones for community resource persons-community mobilisers involved in women self-help groups. Similarly, CRP-CMs — members of women SHGs who handhold and guide groups of SHGs after training — will now receive ₹1,000 …

PM in Prayagraj: Narendra Modi transfers Rs 1,000-cr to self-help groups in outreach to women voters
3 years ago

PM in Prayagraj: Narendra Modi transfers Rs 1,000-cr to self-help groups in outreach to women voters

Firstpost  

The amount, which the Centre says will benefit around 16 lakh women, was transferred under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission Reaching out to women voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups. Modi said, “The whole nation is watching the work done for the development …

₹10 crore for Dharwad district under ‘Sanjivini’
3 years, 4 months ago

₹10 crore for Dharwad district under ‘Sanjivini’

The Hindu  

The Union government has sanctioned a sum of ₹10.21 crore for 79 GPs of Dharwad district to provide assistance to women self-help groups under National Rural Livelihoods Mission. This mission has been renamed ‘Sanjivini’ in Karnataka and is aimed at reducing rural poverty by providing gainful wages and self-employment opportunities through community institutions. In a press release from New Delhi, …

Doctors, other Covid warriors to get monetary incentive: Uttarakhand CM
3 years, 4 months ago

Doctors, other Covid warriors to get monetary incentive: Uttarakhand CM

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced an encouragement incentive of ₹10,000 each for 5,000 doctors who served during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a package of ₹205.17 crore. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the ₹ 205.17 crore incentive package would benefit about 3.73 lakh Covid warriors. It is not possible to monetarily compensate their service, but even the …

Congress, BJP promise 1 lakh govt jobs to unemployed youth of Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress, BJP promise 1 lakh govt jobs to unemployed youth of Assam

India Today  

While increasing unemployment has become gave concern issue, both ruling BJP and opposition Congress have used 'Jobs Guarantee' or 'Jobs Promise' as poll tool in Assam to woo the unemployed youths ahead of the state Assembly polls. Both BJP and Congress have made promise to the unemployed youths of Assam to give 1 lakh government jobs within a year after …

Good News! Modi govt may increase Rs 6,000 cash support under PM-KISAN for farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Good News! Modi govt may increase Rs 6,000 cash support under PM-KISAN for farmers

India TV News  

The Budget session of Parliament will begin on January 29 with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of both the Houses. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has promised a never before like Union Budget as the Modi government looks to give a further boost to Indian economy According to reports, the government is likely to announce …

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