-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...
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Nashik farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750kg of onion, sends earnings to PM Narendra Modi
-PTI MUMBAI: An onion-grower from Maharashtra, who had to sell his produce for little over Rs one per kg has sent his earnings to the Prime Minister to mark his protest. Sanjay Sathe, a resident of Niphad tehsil in Nashik district, was among the handful of 'progressive farmers' selected by the Union agriculture ministry for an interaction with then US president Barack Obama when he visited India in 2010. Speaking to PTI on...
More »Despite CIC orders, PMO refuses info on black money brought from abroad
-PTI The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share details on the quantum of black money brought back from abroad, citing a provision of the RTI Act that bars disclosure of information that may impede investigation and prosecution of offenders. Its response came on an October 16 order passed by the Central Information Commission, asking the PMO to provide details of black money within 15 days. Replying to an RTI query, the...
More »Giving info on graft complaints against ministers will be cumbersome: PMO
-PTI Replying to an RTI query, it said the PMO receives complaints against various Union ministers and high-level functionaries from time to time The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share details of alleged corruption complaints received against Union ministers, saying providing such information "may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise". The PMO's assertion comes at a time when a senior officer in the country's premier probe agency --...
More »PMO received GD Agrawal's letters on Ganga, but did not take action: RTI -Kavita Upadhyay
-The Indian Express Agrawal had written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24, and again on June 13 and June 23, requesting steps to be taken towards a clean and free-flowing Ganga. A month after environmentalist and Ganga activist Professor GD Agrawal’s death, a reply to an RTI query has revealed that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had received Agrawal’s letters demanding specific steps for the conservation of the...
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