-The Hindu Other proofs of identity will be allowed till March 31 New Delhi: From April 1, workers in Rural Areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which mandates 100 days of work for a household a year, must have an Aadhaar card. Those who have registered under the scheme will be required to give furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar or undergo the enrolment process till March...
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Demonetisation brings digital dividend to Kerala, 14,500 ration shops to get e PoS machines -M Sarita Varma
-The Financial Express Thiruvananthapuram: Ration shops in Kerala are readying to go the ATM way soon. As many as 14,500 ration retail shops in Kerala will soon be equipped with electronic point of sale (ePoS) machines, which would work as micro-ATMs. The Kerala State IT Mission has been asked to hasten a connectivity survey in Rural Areas to ensure uninterrupted internet connection, before introducing micro-ATM facility at all fair-price shops. Although the...
More »Truth about PM's 'Housing for All' scheme: it is far off target
-Down to Earth Eighteen months and Rs 4,275.31 crores later, not even 0.1 per cent of the project could be completed "By the time the nation completes 75 years of its Independence (2022), every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply and access." It was May 2014 and the Modi-led government had just come to power. A year later, during the presentation of Annual...
More »Farm suicides up 2% in 2015 -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard According to the data of NCRB, of the 12,602 persons, 8,007 were farmers or cultivators New Delhi: Around 12,602 persons in the farm sector committed suicide in 2015, almost 2 per cent more than in 2014, highlighting the distress in Rural Areas of India because of two consecutive years of drought. According to the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), of the 12,602 persons, 8,007 were farmers or cultivators,...
More »After demonetisation 479 complaints filed against hospitals: Maharashtra govt -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-The Indian Express Maximum complaints from patients in Mumbai, many had travelled to the city for surgery carrying cash. Mumbai: A total of 479 patients from across Maharashtra have filed complaints of refusal of treatment against hospitals in the state after the Centre’s demonetisation move on November 8. Maximum complaints came from patients in Mumbai, several of whom had travelled to the city for surgery carrying cash. Over 73 complaints against private...
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