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Britain's Reform Party Makes 'Britannia Card' Policy To Appease The Rich
Britain's populist Reform UK party unveiled plans to offer wealthy, often foreign newcomers a "Britannia Card" to gain exemption from tax on international wealth, income or gains for 10 years for a one-off payment.
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Government Expands Financial Support For Flood Mitigation, Irrigation Projects
Budget 2024: These projects include the Kosi-Mechi intra-state link and 20 other ongoing schemes, encompassing barrages, river pollution abatement, and irrigation projects.
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Delhi University Financial Support Scheme 2022 Application Deadline Extended Till January 31
Under the DU Financial Support Scheme 2022, students whose family income is less than Rs 4 lakh will be awarded a 100 per cent fee waiver.
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AAP Government Agrees To Implement PM-KISAN Scheme In Delhi
Ahead of assembly polls, the AAP-ruled Delhi government has come on board to implement the ambitious central scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) under which income support of Rs 6,000 is provided to each eligible farmer.
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"Will End Poverty Without New Taxes": Manmohan Singh Speaks Up For NYAY
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.
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Rahul Gandhi Tweets Congress Campaign Theme Song, Says "It's A Big Hit"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today said the party's campaign song, based on the concept of "Nyay" (justice), has already become a hit across the country.
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Spell Out Stand On Our Proposed Scheme For Poor: Congress To PM Modi
The Congress today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP to clearly spell out whether they support its proposal to give Rs 72,000 annually to five crore poor families under a minimum income guarantee scheme, claiming many BJP ministers were opposing the idea.
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"Final Assault On Poverty": Rahul Gandhi's Rs 6,000-A-Month Dole Promise
Days before the national election, Rahul Gandhi today announced what he called a "historic" minimum income guarantee scheme assuring Rs 72,000 a year for India's poorest families if the Congress came to power.
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Odisha Adopts Centre's Farm Scheme Despite Initial Hesitation
The Odisha government on Thursday shed its initial hesitation to implement the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKSN) - a central scheme aimed at providing income support to small and marginal farmers - and agreed to extend all possible assistance for implementing it in the state, news agency PTI has reported.
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Behind India's Mega Farmer Handout Scheme, Questions Over Credible Data
The government's announcement of an income support scheme for vulnerable farmers, timed to have an impact on the upcoming 2019 general elections, has thrown up questions over credible data on those the scheme is meant to benefit.
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NITI Aayog Asks States To Identify Farmers For Income Support Scheme
The Centre has written to all states, directing them to quickly identify small and marginal farmers who will receive Rs 2,000 as the first installment by March-end under the Rs 75,000-crore income support package announced in the Budget, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday.
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"Naamdaars Won't Understand": Piyush Goyal On Congress' "Rs 17 A Day" Remark
As the Congress continues to criticise the centre's pro-farmers measures, including an annual income support of Rs 6,000 for small farmers announced today in the Interim Budget, Union Minister Piyush Goyal defended the scheme saying "naamdaars will never understand how it will benefit farmers".
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PM Modi Talks "Team India" Amid Attack From Chief Ministers: 10 Points
At a key meeting of government think-tank Niti Aayog today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked "Team India" and said "the Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance... in the spirit of cooperative, competitive federalism". The comment comes in the backdrop of four Chief Ministers extending support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Britain's Reform Party Makes 'Britannia Card' Policy To Appease The Rich
Britain's populist Reform UK party unveiled plans to offer wealthy, often foreign newcomers a "Britannia Card" to gain exemption from tax on international wealth, income or gains for 10 years for a one-off payment.
-
Government Expands Financial Support For Flood Mitigation, Irrigation Projects
Budget 2024: These projects include the Kosi-Mechi intra-state link and 20 other ongoing schemes, encompassing barrages, river pollution abatement, and irrigation projects.
-
Delhi University Financial Support Scheme 2022 Application Deadline Extended Till January 31
Under the DU Financial Support Scheme 2022, students whose family income is less than Rs 4 lakh will be awarded a 100 per cent fee waiver.
-
AAP Government Agrees To Implement PM-KISAN Scheme In Delhi
Ahead of assembly polls, the AAP-ruled Delhi government has come on board to implement the ambitious central scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) under which income support of Rs 6,000 is provided to each eligible farmer.
-
"Will End Poverty Without New Taxes": Manmohan Singh Speaks Up For NYAY
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.
-
Rahul Gandhi Tweets Congress Campaign Theme Song, Says "It's A Big Hit"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today said the party's campaign song, based on the concept of "Nyay" (justice), has already become a hit across the country.
-
Spell Out Stand On Our Proposed Scheme For Poor: Congress To PM Modi
The Congress today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP to clearly spell out whether they support its proposal to give Rs 72,000 annually to five crore poor families under a minimum income guarantee scheme, claiming many BJP ministers were opposing the idea.
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"Final Assault On Poverty": Rahul Gandhi's Rs 6,000-A-Month Dole Promise
Days before the national election, Rahul Gandhi today announced what he called a "historic" minimum income guarantee scheme assuring Rs 72,000 a year for India's poorest families if the Congress came to power.
-
Odisha Adopts Centre's Farm Scheme Despite Initial Hesitation
The Odisha government on Thursday shed its initial hesitation to implement the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKSN) - a central scheme aimed at providing income support to small and marginal farmers - and agreed to extend all possible assistance for implementing it in the state, news agency PTI has reported.
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Behind India's Mega Farmer Handout Scheme, Questions Over Credible Data
The government's announcement of an income support scheme for vulnerable farmers, timed to have an impact on the upcoming 2019 general elections, has thrown up questions over credible data on those the scheme is meant to benefit.
-
NITI Aayog Asks States To Identify Farmers For Income Support Scheme
The Centre has written to all states, directing them to quickly identify small and marginal farmers who will receive Rs 2,000 as the first installment by March-end under the Rs 75,000-crore income support package announced in the Budget, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday.
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"Naamdaars Won't Understand": Piyush Goyal On Congress' "Rs 17 A Day" Remark
As the Congress continues to criticise the centre's pro-farmers measures, including an annual income support of Rs 6,000 for small farmers announced today in the Interim Budget, Union Minister Piyush Goyal defended the scheme saying "naamdaars will never understand how it will benefit farmers".
-
PM Modi Talks "Team India" Amid Attack From Chief Ministers: 10 Points
At a key meeting of government think-tank Niti Aayog today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked "Team India" and said "the Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance... in the spirit of cooperative, competitive federalism". The comment comes in the backdrop of four Chief Ministers extending support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...
-
In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
