Amartya Sen and Montek Singh Ahluwalia on the India story
Feb 22, 2013
UPA preparing for early polls?
Feb 11, 2013
No place for gang rape in modern India: Amartya Sen
Jan 8, 2013
Adhaar: How prepared is the government?
Jan 6, 2013
Direct transfer of cash sops on LPG in 20 districts from June
Wednesday May 15, 2013
The government will from June 1 roll out direct transfer of cash subsidy on cooking gas (LPG) in 20 districts as it looks to cut its subsidy outgo by up to Rs 10,000 crore annually by eliminating diversions.
Centre calls meeting of district magistrates to review direct benefits transfer scheme Monday
Sunday April 28, 2013
Amid concerns over faulty monitoring of the ambitious Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) subsidy programme, the government has called district magistrates of all the 121 targeted districts here Monday to discuss ways to address hitches that may have been...
Don't operationalise Direct Benefits Transfer scheme in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa tells PM
Reported by Sam Daniel; edited by Mala Das | Saturday April 27, 2013
Ahead of the national elections in 2014, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has taken on the Centre over its highly-ambitious Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme that the latter is counting on a potential vote-getter. The populist programme a...
Banks seek Aadhaar number for payment of LPG subsidy
Thursday April 25, 2013
Following direction from Finance Minister P Chidambaram, banks have initiated the process of linking account with Aadhaar number for cash transfer of LPG and other subsidies.
Direct cash transfer to curb wastages, leakages: PM
Sunday April 21, 2013
Centre's ambitious direct cash transfer scheme will help in better targeting of subsidies and reducing delay in delivery of benefits besides curbing wastages and leakages, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
Finance Minister asks banks to gear up for all India LPG cash subsidy rollout
Friday April 12, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram asked banks on Friday to gear up for the rollout of direct cash subsidy scheme to cooking gas (LPG) consumers throughout the country.
Chidambaram to meet Moily on direct benefits transfer for LPG
Sunday April 7, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram Saturday said he will meet Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily shortly to finalise schedule for rolling out direct transfer of cash subsidy to cooking gas (LPG) consumers.
Want quick rollout of LPG subsidy via direct benefits transfer scheme: Chidambaram
Friday April 12, 2013
The government is planning a district-wise rollout of the subsidy on cooking gas via the direct cash benefits transfer (DBT) scheme, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday.
LPG subsidy to be covered by direct cash transfers
Sunil Prabhu | Friday April 5, 2013
The government has decided to expand its Direct Cash Benefits Transfer Scheme to another 78 districts starting July 1. New states that will be covered by the scheme include Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
LPG subsidy to be covered by direct cash transfers
Sunil Prabhu (With inputs from agencies) | Saturday April 6, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he had been informed that the process of tracking and monitoring system in Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) was "unsatisfactory" and asserted that there was a need to track funds and information about the be...
Amartya Sen, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on the India story: Full transcript
Saturday February 23, 2013
Ahead of the Union Budget 2013, Dr Prannoy Roy speaks to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, about what ails the India growth story. They discuss threadbare the slowdown, and the governme...
MGNREGA bank accounts will help cash transfer scheme: PM
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 2, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA - UPA's flagship scheme - has accelerated the pace of financial inclusion in villages, and accounts opened under the programme would hel...
Indian government pushes banks to go rural, but will it pay?
Monday January 21, 2013
New Delhi plans to directly transfer cash payments for subsidies into these accounts, a move aimed at tackling graft in India's creaky, corruption-ridden public distribution system. If successful, the initiative could also bring modern banking to the...
Nokia to cut over 1,000 IT jobs, transfer staff to TCS, HCL
Thursday January 17, 2013
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia said it would cut over 1,000 information technology jobs as part of its restructuring plan aimed at stanching its cash bleed.
Amazon fighting $234 million tax deficiency in US tax court
Tuesday January 15, 2013
Amazon.com Inc is challenging a $234 million US tax bill, contesting Internal Revenue Service tax calculations for cash transfers between the parent company and its European subsidiaries, according to a court filing.
