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Now, midday meal till class 8, pension for the old

The government on Thursday announced many decisions to help the common man.One of them was to expand the ambit of payment of old age pension to all citizens above 65 years and are living below the......

SC tells Centre to hold on to midday meal scheme

Taking note of the mismanagement of funds allocated under schemes sponsored by the central government, the Supreme Court today restrained the Union government from taking any steps to hand over......

Congress leaders want a 'populist' budget 2013

Congress leaders at the All India Congress Committee presented Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram their most important wishlist for the coming budget, when he came calling at 24 Akbar Road on......

UPA government is LOOTING and LYING: Mamata

Accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of 'looting' and 'lying' to the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders will......

Rahul questions Nitish's 'development' claims

Stepping up his attack on the Bihar government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned the claims of development by the ruling Janata Dal-United saying if it had indeed taken place why......

Sibal wants subsidy on LPG to continue for midday meal

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has suggested to petroleum ministry to continue providing LPG cylinders at subsidised rate for the midday meal programme this fiscal amid concerns......

'There has been a decline in poverty in India'

In Toronto recently, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, was quite a wanted man. He keynoted the Canada-India Foundation's Energy Forum, attended the dinner where......

Govt to push economic reforms

Having won the trust vote comprehensively, the government on Tuesday sounded an upbeat note on the economy, saying it would move forward on implementing pending economic reforms including......

FM lists out BJP's 15 'false claims'

Finance Minister P Chidambaramon Friday dubbed as 'an exercise in self deception' the BJP National Executive's resolution and issued a rejoinder.Following is the text of the rejoinder by......

Budget tips for Chidambaram

Come February, it is Budget time again. Elsewhere I have characterised the event as the 'Great Indian Circus.'Speculations on the policy changes, the entertainment and hype provided by both......

People speak for midday meal scheme

QNA

Q. This refers to the shocking incident, wherein a dead rat was found in mid-day meal for school-children in Delhi. Such cases of finding frogs, lizards, rats etc. in mid-day mail funded by government as world's largest school-lunch programme daily to about 12 crores school-children have become quite common. Comments plz.
: A. Mid-day Meal Scheme, a novel direction given by the Supreme Court of India on November 28, 2001, involves provision of lunch, free of cost to...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/this-refers-to-the-shocking-incident-wherein-a-dead-rat-was-//answers/18765178

Q. Is mid-day-meal scheme serving its purpose?Can't we utilise these funds in a beter way to help the poor?And save disgraceful propaganda on the international scene?
INDU: A. The argument of poor against Child education and child labor issue was - the child also helps us in our livelihood, it also works and earns bread...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-mid-day-meal-scheme-serving-its-purposecant-we-utilise-th/18765155/answers/17657107

Q. In your opinion, what all things can be made fully free of cost in our country so that the public starts fully using the facility without feeling the pinch of paying for it ??
Ramsingh Sachan: A. Basic education upto 10th must be fully free for girls and boys.But pay to the teachers. Midday meals give to all school going, dont cheat from...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-your-opinion-what-all-things-can-be-made-fully-free-of-co/17656756/answers/11698568

Q. Who foot the bill for midday meal scheme ?
Mohandas Pai: A. Respective State Governments.Central govt does not allocate funds for this scheme. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-foot-the-bill-for-midday-meal-scheme-/11698523/answers/10782748

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Minister for Cooperatives H S Mahadeva Prasad on Tuesday said that out of two crore members of Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sanghas, only 30 lakh were... ...

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Making peace with Vodafone

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Worms found in mid-day meal; inquiry ordered

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Health secy in dock over teen sterilization

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned the principal secretary of the state health and medical education... ...

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Crown of thorns for Naveen Patnaik

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown goes the popular adage. And who else but chief minister Naveen Patnaik would have realized this better... ...

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Now, midday meal till class 8, pension for the old

SC tells Centre to hold on to midday meal scheme

Congress leaders want a 'populist' budget 2013

UPA government is LOOTING and LYING: Mamata

Rahul questions Nitish's 'development' claims

Sibal wants subsidy on LPG to continue for midday meal

'There has been a decline in poverty in India'

Govt to push economic reforms

FM lists out BJP's 15 'false claims'

Budget tips for Chidambaram

People speak for midday meal scheme

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