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Painting a bleak picture of state economy will affect investments, Ajit Pawar tells Opposition

March 17, 2025 8:10 pm

In his reply to a debate on the state’s annual budget for 2025-26, Ajit Pawar said the estimated revenue deficit of Rs 45,891 crore, fiscal deficit of Rs 1.36 lakh crore and Rs 9.32 lakh crore are well within the stipulated limits of the gross state domestic product which is expected to be Rs 49.39 lakh crore.

Most Delhi voters see welfare schemes as a right, but looked for more

February 10, 2025 8:31 pm

30% respondents feel freebies do not bring substantial change in lives of individual households, but 60% argue that welfarism is a civic right

Initiative launched to provide info in rural areas on legal aid, welfare schemes

September 27, 2024 7:49 pm

To tackle similar severe cases from rural areas, the Pune District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) launched the Nyay Sanhita Project on September 21 at the Pune District Court.

As welfare schemes rain down in poll season, a look at the cost, and benefits

September 01, 2023 10:55 am

While PM Modi might have taken on the “revdi culture”, expenditure on welfare schemes, including what RBI defines as freebies, is up across states, as well as at the Centre. How justified are concerns about the fiscal cost?

Sri Lanka launches welfare scheme for poor families

August 28, 2023 2:30 pm

The Aswasuma scheme, which replaces the Samurdhi benefits programme, has faced opposition from lawmakers.

Welfare state to philanthropic society

October 07, 2020 11:04 pm

The emphasis of NEP 2020 on philanthropic education will reboot the idea of education as human resource development.

Haryana to open centres for services to poor

March 23, 2018 1:58 am

Announcing the scheme in Chandigarh on Thursday, Khattar said that six such centres would be started on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti next month on April 14, so that poor people could get maximum benefits of all such schemes without facing any hardship.

District fares ‘poorly’ in implementation of welfare schemes

November 23, 2017 9:03 am

1.22 lakh families live below poverty line in the district

Aadhaar for welfare schemes: SC defers hearing to June 27, three days before deadline

May 19, 2017 4:25 pm

Divan requested that the case be referred to the two-judge bench, appointed to hear urgent cases during the summer vacation.

Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes

June 28, 2015 11:40 am

The decision also comes in wake of the ministry launching programmes for raising the socio-economic profile of the minorities.

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