Ashish Sinha

Govt fast-tracks payments, links welfare plans to Aadhar scheme

by Ashish Sinha |Feb 29, 2012

In a big relief to beneficiaries of various welfare schemes under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), the government has announced that payments will be done through the Unique ID s...

Food Bill gets cleared, to put Rs 93,000 cr annual burden on exchequer

by Ashish Sinha |Dec 19, 2011

The Bill that was cleared by the Cabinet on Sunday will distribute about 607 lakh million tonnes of foodgrain among the poor - costing more than Rs 93,000 crore.

Kingfisher bailout plans hit turbulence; BJP, CPM slam govt

by Sanjay Singh |Nov 14, 2011

The government's overtures to stop private carrier Kingfisher Airlines from being grounded have run into a ferocious headwind, with Opposition parties BJP and CPM scoffing at the idea of a bailout...