'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Amit Shah, the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, wave to their supporters during a campaign rally in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters As......
A protestors chants slogans as she braces herself against the spray fired from police water cannons during a protest against the Indian government's reaction to rape incidents in India.......
'The social security system in India provides minimal support to the elderly poor,' says Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The other day, I found Babulal, the old......
Only a few, including Jan Dhan and Swachch Bharat, have caught “the imagination” of the country in the first two years of the Modi government while most of its other schemes have......
Under the Atal Pension Yojana, contributors would get a fixed pension of Rs 1,000-5,000 a month, from the age of 60 years until they die. The Union government is keen to ensure financial security......
Budget 2015-16 focused heavily on ensuring that working Indians have a retirement plan and incentivised investments into pension schemes. First, there was the Rs 50,000 additional tax benefit under......
'The informal sector can grow at a 100 per cent rate -- we have to plan big.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Shri......
In order to ensure social security and promote public health, the government today proposed a slew of schemes like Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Atal Pension Yojana and tax incentives......
The meeting will review annual financial performance of public sector banks, credit offtake in the economy, priority sector lending and progress made under various social sector schemes, including......