-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a move to target government welfare schemes and subsidies on citizens of the country, the Union home ministry has asked the Registrar General of India (RGI) to identify the 'citizens' and 'non-citizens' while preparing the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR authorities will undertake a door-to-door verification exercise across the country in this regard. The citizens' register, to be called the National Register of Indian...
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In wheat bowl Madhya Pradesh, ghost farmers drain coffers of Rs 60 crore -Amarjeet Singh
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh which prides itself to be the new grain bowl of India is rocked by Rs 60-crore wheat scam, according to investigations conducted by TOI in just eight of 51 districts of the state. More than 2 lakh quintals of wheat procured in 2013-14 in eight districts have gone missing. Payments have been made by co-operative societies, but wheat purchased from farmers was not deposited...
More »Minority, like majority -Abusaleh Shariff
-The Indian Express Muslim deprivation is embedded in broader developmental challenges. Whenever the Indian electorate has been told that the country is doing well economically, it has displayed disbelief. This voter scepticism has not spared even the largest of national parties. The relatively successful economic performance of the last decade could not be projected effectively by the UPA. BJP/ NDA strategists were quick to take advantage of this and claim that the...
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-Live Mint To alleviate poverty and extend true food security to its people India must bring efficiency to public expenditures In the Indian economy, where almost half of the average household's expenditures goes toward food and half the labour force is engaged in agriculture, one cannot simply wish away the centrality of agriculture just because its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) hovers around a comparatively low 14%. India's agriculture is responsible...
More »Annshree scheme ends, ration from May -Ambika Pandit
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The curtains are down on former chief minister Sheila Dikshit's Annshree Yojna. The over one lakh beneficiaries will be enrolled for the food security programme, and the ration is expected to be supplied from May 1. The cash-for-food scheme was the first such project of the Delhi government launched by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in December 2012 to promote the UPA's idea of cash transfer as...
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