The Finance Ministry said in its press release ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8 that \"in the past six years, the ministry has launched various schemes which have special provisions for the empowerment of women

\"By October 2, we have to collect single-use plastic in our homes, schools, and offices,\" says PM Modi, during the inauguration of Maan Dhan Yojana in Jharkhand

There is no separate published data for unorganised sector as a whole. \"However, the shrinking of unorganised sector is a positive indicator of development,\"said Santosh Kumar Gangwar

The contingency fund has a limit of Rs 150 crore. The state cabinet approved temporary revision by Rs 2,000 crore.

The government Thursday unveiled new guidelines for Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) aligning them to the National Skills Qualification Framework with an aim to providing standardised training across sectors.

The measure, once implemented, would check the widespread practice of composition dealers of charging GST from purchasers and not depositing it with the exchequer

The scheme may provide accidental insurance cover on the lines of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for the traders at an affordable premium.

Those who drew an honorarium of Rs 3,000 will from now on get Rs 4,500 and those who used to get Rs 2,200 will get Rs 3,500, he said. The honorarium of Anganwadi helpers will be hiked from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500, says the PM.

During his Independence Day speech on 15th August 2014, Prime Minister Modi announced the establishment of PMJDY as a scheme meant to increase banking penetration, promote financial inclusion and provide at least one bank account per household across the country in four years.

As the rain fury abates and the flooding starts to recede in Kerala - ravaged by the worst monsoon in close to a century - the insurance industry braces up for a deluge of claims.

PMJDY was started with a target to provide universal access to banking facilities starting with basic saving bank account with an overdraft upto Rs 5000 subject to satisfactory operation in the account for six months and RuPay Debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.