-Business Standard The government is holding talks with states providing cashless health insurance, such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat After providing life cover and accident cover, the government is now working on a universal health insurance plan. To begin with, it will provide a seamless solution to the existing cashless health schemes in states by integrating those with the Centre's direct benefits transfer (DBT) platform. Later, these would be scaled up. "Encouraged...
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Centre gives Rs 3050 crore to drought-hit Maharashtra, Rs 2033 crore to Madhya Pradesh -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday approved financial relief assistance of Rs 3050 crore for drought-hit Maharashtra and Rs 2033 crore for Madhya Pradesh. The financial assistance will be given to these states from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). The decision was taken by a high-level committee after examining the proposals based on the report of the central team which visited the severe drought affected states in...
More »India is polio-free but cases of non-polio paralysis abundant
-The Times of India MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, University, Jaipur, said that despite India being polio-free, the growing cases of non-polio acute flaccid paralysis is a huge cause of concern. India was declared free of the wild polio virus in January 2011 however cases of flaccid paralysis continue to be reported in thousands from across the country. "Inspite of the WHO declaring India polio-free, there has been...
More »Pulses may remain beyond reach for many in 2016 too -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE/NEW DELHI: Pulses will likely remain beyond the reach for many in 2016 as well. Even though a fresh kharif crop has started arriving in the market, whole beans of tur (pigeon pea) cost twice as much as last year because the output is expected to be smaller. Government agencies that entered the market to create a buffer stock for next year are finding it tough to buy tur because...
More »MGNREGA: Par'l panel unhappy over lack of grievance redressal
-PTI A parliamentary panel today expressed dissatisfaction over lack of grievance redressal mechanism in a number of states for MGNREGA and pitched for strong monitoring for successful implementation of the flagship rural job scheme. The Standing Committee on Rural Development, chaired by AIADMK MP P Venugopal, in its eighteenth report said, "Slow progress on appointment of ombudsmen speaks volumes about functioning of the department of rural development on the issue. The Committee,...
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