Friday, July 04, 2025

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Telangana committed to implement welfare schemes, says Deputy CM

HYDERABAD: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Thursday that the state government is committed to implementing welfare schemes despite financial distress.

Ensure Effective Implementation of Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen and Martyred soldiers’ Families: Mohinder Bhagat to officials

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Defence Services Welfare Minister Mr.Mohinder Bhagat held a review meeting at his office in Chandigarh to assess the ongoing welfare schemes for martyrs’ families, ex-servicemen and their dependents.

Dr. Baljit Kaur Urges Centre to Strengthen Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, while addressing a high-level meeting in Delhi with the Union Minister and Ministers from various States and Union Territories, highlighted the unique challenges faced by Punjab and urged the Government of India to implement key policy reforms for the welfare of Scheduled Castes. She commended the Government of India for this initiative, emphasizing that each state has its own set of challenges and that this platform provides an opportunity for states to voice their specific concerns.

Mohinder Bhagat Reviews Welfare Schemes and Departmental Budget for Freedom Fighters

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, remains committed to honoring the dignity and ensuring the welfare of freedom fighters and their families. These views were expressed by Freedom Fighter Minister Shri Mohinder Bhagat during a review meeting held at the Punjab Civil Secretariat to evaluate the department's activities and the implementation of various welfare schemes for freedom fighters.

Union Budget: Outlay for tribal welfare schemes jumps by 46 per cent to Rs 14,926 crore

NEW DELHI: The overall budget allocation for the development of Scheduled Tribes has jumped by 45.79 per cent to Rs 14,925.81 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 10,237.33 crore in 2024-25.

Sandeep Saini Urges Backward Classes and Minority Communities to Benefit from Punjab Government's Welfare Schemes

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (BACKFINCO) is organizing awareness camps across various districts to ensure that the people belonging to backward classes, economically weaker sections and minority communities can avail maximum benefits from the welfare schemes being run for them.

Sandeep Saini Urges Backward Classes and Minority Communities to Benefit from Punjab Government's Welfare Schemes

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (BACKFINCO) is organizing awareness camps across various districts to ensure that the people belonging to backward classes, economically weaker sections and minority communities can avail maximum benefits from the welfare schemes being run for them.

Dr. Baljit Kaur reviews welfare schemes being run by Department of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities

CHANDIGARH: Dr. Baljit Kaur, the Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, on Friday, chaired a special meeting with officials in Chandigarh to review various welfare schemes and initiatives being run by the department.

FairPoint: Welfare schemes or Ponzi tactics? Red flag on Kejriwal’s election game plan

NEW DELHI: It is indeed a bizarre situation where a Chief Minister announces schemes and the government terms them ‘fraud’. This probably must be unprecedented in Independent India’s history, but that is how it has been happening in the national capital.

DMK's 2026 election preparation, tasks workers to spread awareness about welfare schemes

CHENNAI: The DMK, aiming to win 200 out of the 234 Assembly seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, has directed its full-time in-charges in Assembly constituencies to focus on promoting the welfare schemes implemented by the state government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s leadership.

Ensure that benefits of various public welfare schemes reach the needy: Som Prakash

GURDASPUR: District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee Gurdaspur (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) under the chairmanship of Mr. Som Prakash, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India-cum-Chairman, District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee.

Advent of SAD-BSP govt will witness an increase in social welfare schemes – Sukhbir Singh Badal

GHANAUR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the advent of the SAD-BSP alliance government in Punjab would witness an increase in social welfare schemes and that the old age pension would be increased from Rs 1,500 per month to Rs 3,100 per month and the shagun benefit to brides from weaker sections would be increased to Rs 75,000.

Centre launches welfare scheme for transgender community

NEW DELHI:Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Saturday launched the Central sector scheme 'SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise' aimed to provide welfare and rehabilitation to the transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.

Next SAD- BSP govt to revive all social welfare schemes which had been scrapped or curtailed by Cong govt –Harsimrat Kaur Badal

LAMBI:Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said the next SAD-BSP government would revive all social welfare schemes which had been scrapped or severely curtailed by the Congress government even as she warned the people to beware of AAP’s failed Delhi Model which would result in withdrawal of all social benefits in Punjab.

President lauds Govt's welfare schemes, vaccination drive

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday lauded the government's performance in the last three years, specially during the corona pandemic.

All social welfare schemes scrapped and curtailed during Congress rule would be restored: Sukhbir Badal

BARNALA: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that all social welfare schemes which had been scrapped and curtailed during Congress rule would be restarted even as he announced that lakhs of scrapped blue cards which gave access to ration to the poor would be restored within one month of formation of the SAD-BSP alliance government.

Departments dealing with Education, Welfare Schemes asked to identify new voters

CHANDIGARH: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Tuesday exhorted various departments dealing with students and welfare scheme beneficiaries to help them in registering new voters, who have turned 18-years-old so that 100% enrolment of eligible electors could be ensured. 

Deputy Commissioner holds review meeting with officials of various departments regarding public welfare schemes

FEROZEPUR: A special meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Mr Vineet Kumar to review the benefits of public welfare schemes of the government to the beneficiaries in the district and the pending cases in this regard.

Awareness was created through 'Lok Bhalai Rath' with the objective of extending the benefits of social security welfare schemes to the needy

GURDASPUR:Under the direction of Deputy Commissioner Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq, 'Lok Bhalai Rath' is being run in the district under 'Social Security Village Campaign' with the objective of giving the benefit of welfare schemes run by the government to the needy people in the district. , Which is going to the villages and making people aware.

Benefits of welfare schemes to be ensured to all eligible beneficiaries ; MP Preneet Kaur

PATIALA: Former Union Minister and Member Parilament from Patiala, Preneet Kaur on Monday directed the District Officials to ensure that the benefits of the public welfare schemes must reach the lowest level and said that the information of schemes being run by the government should be made available to the people of the villages as well as concerned departments ensure that the benefits of ongoing welfare schemes reach every eligible beneficiary.

Oil Minister defends high fuel prices citing govt spending on welfare schemes

NEW DELHI: Accepting that high fuel prices have been a cause of difficulty to the general public, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that at a time when the government expenditure has surged due to welfare schemes along with vaccination coverage amid the pandemic, the government is saving money for such initiatives for the public.

Oil Minister defends high fuel prices citing govt spending on welfare schemes

NEW DELHI: Accepting that high fuel prices have been a cause of difficulty to the general public, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that at a time when the government expenditure has surged due to welfare schemes along with vaccination coverage amid the pandemic, the government is saving money for such initiatives for the public.

Did welfare schemes, freebies determine 2021 Assembly results?

NEW DELHI: The results of the crucial Assembly elections held in five states/UT, including battleground West Bengal, announced on Sunday indicate that social welfare schemes, including cash transfer or freebies, seem to have played a crucial role in deciding the electoral fortune of various parties.

Cabinet Minister OP Soni directs to extend the benefits of public welfare schemes to every eligible person

KAPURTHALA: Medical Education and Research Minister Mr. O.P. Soni said that the all officials to ensure that the benefits of public welfare schemes reach every eligible beneficiary so that maximum number of people could avail them.

Nadda attacks Mamata for depriving farmers' in availing welfare scheme

KOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J.P. Nadda on Saturday attacked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for depriving about 70 lakhs farmers in the state from receiving the money under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

Punjab CM launches slew of welfare schemes to catapult state into new era of progress

CHANDIGARH: Punjab on Thursday leapfrogged into a new era of development and progress, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh launching a slew of milestone welfare projects, including free sanitary pads for high school and college girl students in the state.

Finance Dept releases Rs.577 Cr against power subsidy and various welfare schemes

CHANDIGARH: On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Finance Department has released Rs. 577 crores on account of power subsidy to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and various Water Supply projects in the state.

Women commission chairperson asked members to sensitize women about their rights and welfare schemes

CHANDIGARH:Punjab State Women Commission chairperson Mrs. Manisha Gulati today asked the higher officials of the police department to evolve new policy for the early disposal of the dowry case properties lying in abundant in the police stations of the state. She was presiding over a meeting at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration’s Conference Hall to resolve the problem faced by women, which was attended by Senior Vice Chairperson Mrs. Bimla Sharma, Vice Chairperson Mrs. Amritveer Kaur, Members Mrs. Shalini Sharma, Mrs. Kiranpreet Kaur Dhami, Mrs. Inderjit Kaur, Mrs. Jagdarshan Kaur, Mrs. Madhu Sharma, Mrs. Rajeshwari Koshish, Mrs. Sarvjit Kaur Mann and Mrs. Kuldeep Sapna and ADGP Punjab Police Mr. B. Chandar Shekhar. During the meeting, matter related to release the recovered case property in the dowry cases, which are pending in the courts of the state, is discussed threadbare.

Congress Government in Punjab stopped all welfare schemes: Shah

AMRITSAR: Keeping in mind  Parliament Elections, BJP National President Amit Shah here today launched scathing attack on Congress Government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh,  blamed them for stopping all welfare schemes which were initiated during the ten years period Government of SAD/BJP in Punjab.