-PTI So far, the benefits of the scheme have reached 10,000 women approximately, says govt The Centre is trying to make the maternity benefit programme, which has been marred by delay, 'fully functional' by February-end, a senior official said on Monday. The top economists of the country wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley last month flagging the delay in the rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), which promises pregnant and...

-PTI The All-India CPI-IW for November increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 New Delhi: Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 3.97 per cent in November 2017 mainly due to surge in prices of food items, kerosene and cooking gas. "The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers) stood at 3.97 per cent for November, 2017 as compared to 3.24 per cent for the previous month (October, 2017)...

-The Hindu High Court asks Delhi government New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the city government and civic bodies to see if it is feasible to create a financial assistance scheme for marginalised sections of society, such as transgenders or orphans, in lines with the existing old age pension scheme. Delhi already has an old age financial assistance scheme and a disability pension scheme named ‘Financial Assistance to Persons with Special...

-The Hindu Business Line Bonds to make up for shortfall being considered New Delhi: To ensure that a depositor does not lose his/her money during a resolution or insolvency process of any failing bank, the government was considering a refund mechanism. The newly proposed resolution and insolvency framework for financial entities envisages the framing of a new scheme for refund of depositors’ monies in troubled banks, while providing higher protection to them, sources...

-The Hindu Business Line Patna is attracting the young from the hinterland to its skilling centres, teaching them English and computer skills At first glance they look like cyber cafés with their bustling young boys and girls. But take a closer look and you will find students busy at their computers picking up English language and software skills. These small centres have popped up across the State Capital in shopping areas and residential...