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1.5 Crore LPG Connections Issued To Below Poverty Line Households
A Woman member of BPL family identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census data is given a deposit free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection.
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Karnataka Eases Covid Compensation Criteria For Financially Weak Families
Karnataka has relaxed the criteria for compensating families below the poverty line for Covid deaths by amending its earlier order, which removes the clause that said only those households where a "working" member has died, will get the amount.
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Karnataka To Build 5 Lakh Houses For Poor
Katnataka's ruling JD-S-Congress has set a target of constructing 5 lakh houses across the state, including 2 lakh in Bengaluru, for poor families over the next five years, said an official on Friday.
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1.5 Crore LPG Connections Issued To Below Poverty Line Households
A Woman member of BPL family identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census data is given a deposit free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection.
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Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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Why This Bihar Village Has Boycotted Their Ration Shop Dealer
It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.
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BPL card holders in Delhi to get 12 subsidised cooking gas cylinders
In good news for BPL cardholders and other marginalised sections, the Delhi government today decided to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinder for them from nine to 12.
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Govt to sell pulses, cooking oil at cheaper rate via PDS
To protect BPL families from possible price rise, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for selling imported pulses and edible oil at subsidised rates through ration shops.
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Grain rotting: Govt to release more food grains for BPL families
Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be free."As an interim ad-hoc measure, pending a final decision on the issue, the government is releasing an additional quantity of 2.5 million tonnes of wheat a...
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Hunger spreads as foodgrains continue to rot in Madhya Pradesh
When malnutrition is the stark reality in most of the states, it is difficult to believe that food could be getting wasted due to lack of storage space. Nearly five thousand metric tons of wheat bought from local farmers by the Seoni district Cooperative society is rotting out in the rain. Even though, in the last one ...
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With son in chains, 75-year-old seeks help
Hariram, who lives in Bhakroda village in Nagaur district, used to work as a labourer on agricultural fields until he developed a mental problem a decade ago. He has been chained since then lest he turns violent. Now his 75-year old father Gutaram feeds him every day.
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1.5 Crore LPG Connections Issued To Below Poverty Line Households
A Woman member of BPL family identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census data is given a deposit free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection.
-
Karnataka Eases Covid Compensation Criteria For Financially Weak Families
Karnataka has relaxed the criteria for compensating families below the poverty line for Covid deaths by amending its earlier order, which removes the clause that said only those households where a "working" member has died, will get the amount.
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Karnataka To Build 5 Lakh Houses For Poor
Katnataka's ruling JD-S-Congress has set a target of constructing 5 lakh houses across the state, including 2 lakh in Bengaluru, for poor families over the next five years, said an official on Friday.
-
1.5 Crore LPG Connections Issued To Below Poverty Line Households
A Woman member of BPL family identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census data is given a deposit free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection.
-
Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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Why This Bihar Village Has Boycotted Their Ration Shop Dealer
It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.
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BPL card holders in Delhi to get 12 subsidised cooking gas cylinders
In good news for BPL cardholders and other marginalised sections, the Delhi government today decided to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinder for them from nine to 12.
-
Govt to sell pulses, cooking oil at cheaper rate via PDS
To protect BPL families from possible price rise, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for selling imported pulses and edible oil at subsidised rates through ration shops.
-
Grain rotting: Govt to release more food grains for BPL families
Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be free."As an interim ad-hoc measure, pending a final decision on the issue, the government is releasing an additional quantity of 2.5 million tonnes of wheat a...
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Hunger spreads as foodgrains continue to rot in Madhya Pradesh
When malnutrition is the stark reality in most of the states, it is difficult to believe that food could be getting wasted due to lack of storage space. Nearly five thousand metric tons of wheat bought from local farmers by the Seoni district Cooperative society is rotting out in the rain. Even though, in the last one ...
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With son in chains, 75-year-old seeks help
Hariram, who lives in Bhakroda village in Nagaur district, used to work as a labourer on agricultural fields until he developed a mental problem a decade ago. He has been chained since then lest he turns violent. Now his 75-year old father Gutaram feeds him every day.
