After Odisha and Tripura, West Bengal has now opposed the Centre's direct cash transfer to bank accounts of beneficiaries, claiming it would lead to a breakdown of the existing public distribution......
Government's direct cash transfer scheme is "anti-poor" as it would actually cut subsidies due to the high inflation rate and not cover the rising prices of foodgrains, the Communist Party of......
If women voters are mobilised in big numbers to the voting booths on November 6 and 11 by the Nitish Kumar-led NDA, then it will be quite difficult for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan to......
The direct cash transfer scheme is not a "jaadu ki chhadi" (magic wand) to reform a "broken down" delivery system and problems are there in its implementation, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said on......
Land acquisition and corruption will be among a string of issues that will be highlighted by Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which on Wednesday described the United Progressive Alliance......
The central government has worked out an elaborate plan to disburse food subsidy to beneficiaries directly in states and Union Territories.The programme worked out by the food ministry is to be......
Describing the direct cash transfer scheme as a game-changer, noted banker and Infosys co-chairman K V Kamath said on Wednesday the soon-to-be-launched programme will help reduce budgetary deficit......
Describing the proposed Direct Cash Transfer scheme a 'pure magic' that brings a big responsibility on banks for its implementation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram asked bankers to work with the......
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday the direct cash transfer scheme to the targeted sections of people 'will be a simple and error-free' arrangement with the utilisation of......
The government urgently needs to consider 5 'Ss' before it launches itself into this commitment, notes Madan Sabnavis As a rule, the government likes creating new structures without fully......
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