-The Indian Express For a government that won office on the plank of fighting corruption and promising ‘‘achhe din'' to citizens disgruntled by poor service delivery, one would have thought putting in place an effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal framework would be a top priority. However, after 100 days of being in power, the Modi sarkar's report card on transparency and accountability disappoints. It is well established that openness in government functioning...

-The Business Standard Based on the credit history banks may later decide to extend the amount Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the overdraft facility initially offered by banks will be less than Rs 5,000, the highest under the scheme. Based on credit history, lenders might extend the amount at a later stage. Earlier, the finance ministry had clarified a lower amount might be extended under the overdraft scheme. Under this, on...

-The New Indian Express   THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vegetable cultivation in Wayanad will get a big boost as the Agriculture Department is all set to launch ‘Vegetable Development Scheme' in the district under Wayanad package. The scheme will be implemented at a cost of Rs 329.25 lakh. The Principal Agriculture Officer, Wayanad, had reported that claims worth Rs 11,20,180 of Kalpetta and Mananthavady blocks could not be encashed during the last three years since the...

-Deccan Chronicle On August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, a financial inclusion scheme that will ensure that at least one member of each and every family in India not only has a bank account with a debit card, but is also provided an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000, a life insurance policy of Rs 30,000 and accident insurance cover of Rs 1,00,000. On August...

-The Indian Express The Modi government's efforts to fight inflation by releasing additional amounts of grain to states under the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) is threatening to unravel, as states are ill-equipped to handle extra allocations. While there are few takers among the states for the extra rice allocated under TPDS, the offloading of wheat stocks with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bulk buyers has taken off. Analysts say...