On Janaushadhi Diwas this year (i.e., March 7th, 2022), Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi stated that the poor and the middle-class benefited from the 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' that were set up to provide generic drugs at affordable prices. He said that the poor and the middle class saved around Rs.13,000 crore through these stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of COVID 19 crisis, the 'Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India'...
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Only 17% houses for Kashmiri Pandits complete: Centre -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the progress of rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants, including Kashmiri Pandits, during a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday. Mr. Shah was in Jammu to attend the 83rd Raising Day parade of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). According to the Union Home Ministry, only 17% of the proposed accommodation for Kashmiri Pandits has been completed in the past seven years. The Union...
More »Decision To Charge Fee For 50% Private Medical Seats Same As Govt Colleges To Benefit Poor: PMO -Mridusmita Deka
-NDTV.com The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement said. New Delhi: The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement...
More »RTI Data During the Pandemic: Many Departments Show dip in the Number of Applications, but Some Record Steep Rise in Rejections -Venkatesh Nayak
-Newsclick.in VENKATESH NAYAK analyses data from the Central Information Commission’s Annual Report for 2021-21 to demonstrate the frequency of rejecting RTI applications under various exemption clauses of the RTI Act used by different central public authorities and Union Territories, comparing the rejections numbers with the same for the previous year. WITH a 2.95 per cent dip in the number of applications under the Right to Information [RTI] Act filed across central public...
More »36-Hour Outage Paralyses Chandigarh, Water Supply Disrupted, Hospitals Hit -Mohammad Ghazali
-NDTV.com The electricity workers are protesting against the privatisation of the electricity department. Chandigarh: Large parts of Chandigarh have been left without electricity and water for over 36 hours after a major power outage following a three-day strike by electricity department workers. Thousands of homes have been without power and water supply since Monday evening and traffic lights are not working in many areas in the city. Government hospitals have rescheduled surgeries. The Chandigarh...
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