-Newsclick.in In the flagship programme for setting up micro-enterprises (PMEGP), the estimates of employment are highly inflated. In response to a question put up by a group of MPs in Lok Sabha, Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar said on December 17 that the Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has “generated” 17.6 lakh jobs since 2014-15. He gave year-wise figures till November 30, 2018. These figures seem to be highly inflated and...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 12809
Centre has spent Rs. 850 crore on Ayushman Bharat till date -Maitri Porecha
-The Hindu Business Line But more than three months after its launch, technical glitches, State-wise disparity remain More than 6,000 patients have been seeking care daily under the cashless health insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, popularly known as Ayushman Bharat, following its launch three months back. In less than 90 days, 6.4 lakh persons have benefited, said Health Minister JP Nadda. Private hospital admissions The amount authorised for admissions till date is...
More »Pain points for the MSME sector -B Yerram Raju
-The Hindu Business Line The RBI has its task cut out as it sets about addressing the sector’s credit and viability concerns A debate on MSMEs has come alive due to the Centre’s insistence on a regulatory reprieve for the beleaguered sector post GST and post demonetisation. The RBI at its last Board meeting that Urjit Patel chaired, promised to set up a Committee on the MSME sector by the end of...
More »RTI activists living dangerously in Bihar -Amarnath Tewary
-The Hindu 2018 alone has seen the death of five petitioners Patna: While the recent brazen murders of businessmen and a Bank official in Bihar has caught media attention, the State is equally dangerous for Right to Information (RTI) activists, with five of them been killed in 2018 alone. The latest victim was Bhola Sah. Mr. Sah, who was supervising the construction of his house in Banarjhop village in Banka district, was asked...
More »Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the path of biometric identification
-PTI The biometric identity system is set for a revamp with new offline verification tools, non-intrusive approach Aadhaar, the country’s extraordinary attempt to give every citizen a biometric identity, is set for a massive revamp with new offline verification tools and non-intrusive ways for people seeking to voluntarily use the 12-digit unique number for new Bank accounts and mobile connections. After a chaotic 2018, led by the landmark Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the constitutional...
More »
