-The Times of India MUMBAI: The government on Thursday issued the long-pending drug price control order, paving the way for the implementation of national pharmaceutical pricing policy, which will lead to a reduction in prices of medicines on an average by 20-25%, and in some life-saving ones, by up to 80%. Prices of 652 formulations under 27 therapeutic areas like anti-allergic (cetrizine), cardiac (aten), gastro-intestinal medicines (ocid), pain-killers ( paracetamol) and anti-diabetic...
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Cabinet revises income criterion to exclude creamy layer from OBC list
-The Hindu Nod to increase income criterion from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. six lakh The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for increasing the "creamy layer" income criterion from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. six lakh per annum throughout the country. The socially advanced persons and sections, known as the "creamy layer," are barred from reservation benefits for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Cabinet on Thursday said the present income...
More »Foodgrain production in kharif season likely to increase by 8% -Jacob P Koshy and Ragini Verma
-Live Mint The kharif crop may improve by 8.1% to 135 million tonnes, after falling by 2% last year due to weak monsoon Foodgrain production in India's kharif season, the summer crop, is estimated to increase by a little more than 8% this year on expectations of normal monsoon rains, boosting hopes of a recovery in Asia's third largest economy and a decline in food price inflation. The kharif crop may improve by...
More »Public Deprived System -Jitendra
-Down to Earth The country's 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system The government has denied 76 million people in the country eligible to access public distribution system (PDS) the benefits of the food security system. For the past 20 years, the government has not cared to refresh its data and has been distributing foodgrain according to the population figure of 1991. Worse, the...
More »DBT scheme to be launched in 20 districts-Sujay Mehdudia
-The Hindu It is likely to be extended to entire country from October The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on Wednesday announced that the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for the LPG consumers, putting subsidy cash directly into the account of beneficiaries, would be launched in 20 districts with high Aadhaar card penetration from June 1. The scheme is likely to be extended to the entire country from October this year. However, the...
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