-The Hindu PM Modi’s remarks on the National Register of Citizens contradict the Home Minister’s claims Addressing a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there have been no discussions on an all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) since the BJP-led Government assumed power in 2014. He said that the NRC was implemented in Assam alone following the Supreme Court’s orders. Is this statement accurate? Claims and...
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Finance panel suggests new structure to rationalise GST slabs -Rajeev Jayaswal
-Hindustan Times The suggestion is to come up with a standard rate of 17%, a lower merit rate for items of common consumption and a higher rate on luxury and sin goods, according to these officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC) has suggested the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to simplify tax rates by creating just three slabs, two officials with direct knowledge of...
More »Claims versus Reality: Who benefits from Government funded health insurance? -Ankur Verma
-Macroscan.org Data from the recent survey show that health insurance coverage in India has not expanded at all between 2014 and 2018. Moreover, the benefits of health insurance disproportionately accrue to relatively richer households while the poor are left high and dry. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Raghubar Das' style of working proved costly for BJP
-IANS Raghubar Das' style of working proved costly for BJP Ranchi: The perceived dissatisfaction with the style of functioning of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his bid to copy Lalu Prasad in running the Government apparently led to BJP's defeat in Jharkhand. Das, though, has many records to his credit; one of them is that he was the first non-tribal Chief Minister who survived full tenure of five years. In a state...
More »Fortis, Max hospitals to stop cashless treatment if Modi govt doesn't clear dues in 15 days -Himani Chandna
-ThePrint.in The Government is yet to settle dues of Rs 650 crore and the hospitals have claimed to be hard-pressed for resources. New Delhi: Top private hospitals, including Fortis, Max, BLK and Medanta, warned the Narendra Modi Government Thursday of suspending the cashless treatment under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) if their dues are not paid within the next 15 days. The Government is yet...
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