-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is looking at taking rich households out of LPG subsidy scheme with the aim of freeing up resources to provide clean kitchen fuel to more poor families and ensure socially responsible use of public money. While no final decision has been taken yet, the issue has certainly emerged as a discussion point within the top levels of the government. "I humbly submit that the time...
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Centre invites critic Jean Dreze to economics meet, then snubs him
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Jean Dreze, eminent economist and a former member of the National Advisory Council during the UPA regime, was dropped from a high profile economics conference organized by the finance ministry. Dreze, who has been critical of some of the measures of the NDA government, was invited to speak at the Delhi Economics Conclave on Friday. "This is the invitation I received and accepted some time ago. On...
More »93% Adults 'Voluntarily' Possess aadhaar, Claims UIDAI
-Outlook Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today said 93 per cent of adults in India voluntarily possess aadhaar number as per a recent finding. "In a recent update, it is found that 93 per cent of the adult residents in India voluntarily possess Unique Identity – aadhaar," UIDAI said in a press statement. In UIDAI assigned states/UTs, aadhaar saturation among adult population is 98 per cent while in Registrar General of India...
More »aadhaar not mandatory for schoolkids, govt tells HC
-The Times of India Bringing a sigh of relief to parents who were being pressured by schools to provide their wards' aadhaar numbers, the state government clarified to the Karnataka high court on Thursday that it is not mandatory. Government advocate ES Indiresh told the court instructions have been issued to schools saying that aadhaar is optional. The government made the submission before Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri in response to a petition...
More »Karnataka’s public distribution system to go digital within three months -Nidheesh MK
-Livemint.com The state is mapping and feeding aadhaar and biometric information of ration card holders into a server Bengaluru: Karnataka food and civil supplies minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday said the state’s fair price shops will go digital within the next three months. The state is mapping and feeding aadhaar and biometric information of ration card holders into a server. All transactions in the public distribution system (PDS) will have to...
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