-The Telegraph Ranchi: A study supported by a German non-government organisation has found that Aadhaar numbers/cards issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India is playing a big role in empowering Jharkhandi women. The results of the study that were presented at a workshop, organised today by Heinrich Boell Foundation at a city-based hotel, found that the Aadhaar cards had helped the women forge their own identity, besides fighting social taboos. Presenting the...
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Cash transfers can power Congress to victory in next two polls: Rahul Gandhi -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India Heir apparent Rahul Gandhi on Friday said a successful 'direct Cash transfer' can power Congress to victory in the next two elections. "If we get this programme right, we will win the next two general elections," Rahul reportedly told a meeting of Congress chiefs of 51 districts where the Cash transfer scheme is to be rolled out. The remark provided the bluntest evidence that Congress is banking on the...
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-Outlook Describing the government's ambitious direct Cash transfer scheme as a "powerful tool", Reserve Bank Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty has said the initiative will help reduce fiscal deficit, which in turn will also bring down inflation if implemented well. "The direct Cash transfer scheme will reduce the fiscal deficit, which in turn will facilitate inflation control," Chakrabarty, the senior-most of the four deputy governors at the Mint Road, told PTI in...
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-The Hindu The technical glitches that plague Cash transfers in Jharkhand may not have arisen with a simpler system that does not need Internet connectivity Pilot Cash transfer projects taken up in Jharkhand for MGNREGA wages have achieved little success due to a variety of logistical, human and technological problems. A year after the launch of these projects, the problems remain unsolved. In Ramgarh district, a majority of the beneficiaries are in Dohakatu...
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-The Hindu The incorporation of the Aadhar number in the electoral rolls will help to minimise malpractices and enable more people to participate in elections Every October, the Election Commission begins the annual exercise of revising the electoral rolls with the following January 1 as the effective date. This October, there was another important news — the launching of Aadhar enabled service delivery in Dudu in Rajasthan. The EC and Aadhar can...
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