Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Says gains of higher growth, more jobs and better public services also short of expectation, recommends more focus on access Despite rapid adoption of digital technologies across the world, the anticipated dividends of higher growth, job creation and better public services are well short of expectation, says the World Bank …
Even as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has put on hold its ambitious unique identification (UID) code-linked cash transfer programme, a study by noted economist Karthik Muralidharan shows that leakage of funds allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) dropped by as much as 12.2 …
Eager to make an impact on the electorate by expediting enrolments under its flagship cash-for-food programme Annshree Yojana, the Delhi government is exploring the option of tying up with the postal department to speed up opening of Aadhaarenabled, zero-balance accounts for beneficiaries from economically weaker sections not covered by the …
Protesting against the Centre’s proposal to extend the cash transfer scheme to the Public Distribution System, the Right to Food Campaign on Saturday demanded that the government bring in a comprehensive national food security Act that provides for universal PDS. Ensuring nutrition through various measures should be the focus of …
New Delhi Consumers will have to pay the full market rate — R750 at current prices — for every LPG cylinder from April 2013 as the government gears up to directly transfer the subsidy on this fuel to consumers’ accounts starting next fiscal. LPG users will get the subsidy on …
Of the 50 districts in the country where Aadhaar will be implemented, five are from Maharashtra. Though enrolments are currently voluntary, once Aadhaar comes into force, it will be mandatory to quote the number while drawing salaries in government jobs and investing in government schemes and while making electronic payments. …
Plans to use UID cards to reach out to beneficiaries, following successful pilot project in Alwar, Rajasthan The government said today that it planned to provide direct subsidy to beneficiaries of kerosene oil and a pilot project in this regard in Alwar district of Rajasthan was yielding good results. "Direct …
New Delhi: In a first, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has given 12-digit Identification Number (ID) to 89,000 inhabitants of Ballabhgarh in Haryana to keep track of health care services being delivered to them. The unique ID keeps a record of immunization, births and deaths among the …
Prompt payment through bank; corruption eliminated; in fact, some workers have a saving. They are all manual workers earning Rs. 100 daily under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and some of them have a bank balance — no matter how small — made possible because of their …
For the first time, 500 NREGS workers have drawn their wages in January utilising the UIDAI Adhaar, a micro ATM, and biometric data. The pilot project, to ensure transparency and timely disbursal of wages, has been welcomed by villages. Launched simultaneously at Meru in Hazaribagh and Ratu in Ranchi on …
Biometrics, UID methods used for identifying beneficiaries The Delhi Cabinet has approved certain amendments in guidelines for allotment of flats constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for eligible slum dwellers in Delhi to facilitate grant of ownership rights to the allottees. Besides, bio-metrics and unique …
NEW DELHI: In a relief to slum dwellers, the Delhi government today decided to give ownership rights of flats given to them through a central city modernisation scheme after the 15-year lease period. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit …
Only 26% of the state’s population has enrolled for the Unique Identification (UID) card scheme so far. The target was to enroll 80% of the state’s population by March 2012. It seems impossible to meet the target. The state launched the UID drive in January 2011.It registered 1crore citizens in …
Resolves to fight graft with several legislations in first address after illness; Mum on retail row Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said the UPA government was committed to eradicating corruption and sought the Opposition’s help in the passage of a variety of antigraft legislations, including the Lokpal bill. The appeal …
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi landed in Varanasi on Tuesday morning and went on a tour of villages in Naxal-affected Chandauli and Mirzapur districts of eastern UP. He held chaupals and interacted with the villagers, asking them about their problems, implementation of Centrally funded schemes, especially MGNREGA and whether payments …
At a time when the government is seized of the matter of duplication of biometric data collection for the UID and NPR (National Population Register) projects, and the costs involved therein, the Rural Development Ministry may pitch in with data collection. In the states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Bihar …
State has more names in ration cards than its population as detailed in Census 2011; 29 per cent already enrolled for Aadhaar Is it under-registering of its residents in Census 2011, the migrant population or fake ration cards? Having already enrolled 29 per cent of its population under Aadhaar - …
Enrolment for the Aadhaar UID (Unique Identity) project has crossed the 5,000 mark in the district. At present, enrolment is under way in Tripunithura, where it was launched on Monday. Enrolment is being carried out using seven sets of laptops and biometric devices alongside pre-enrolment on the third floor of …
Not revealing info can lead to temporary suspension of services Bangalore: Privacy concerns abound about each citizen of this country being issued an identity number, but the State government is firmly going ahead with its plans to include every citizen in the Unique Identification plan. Recently, the State government issued …
Thiruvananthapuram The new UDF government in Kerala is taking a headlong plunge into the R15,000-crore Unique Identification Card (UID card) project. To splash it out as the country
