Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 28 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has warned the government against utilisation of funds reserved for SC/ST communities for flagship guarantee schemes and threatened to launch a protest if the government diverted the funds reserved for Dalits to the schemes. BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra claimed on Monday that, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, approved to provide a government guarantee for loans worth Rs 2,000 crore to be taken from HUDCO under the Maharashtra Urban Infrastructure Development Loan Scheme and to waive the guarantee fee for the same. “Under … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the expansion of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday launched its ambitions health insurance scheme by distributing Ayushman health cards to elderly people aged 70 years and above, making them eligible for free medical treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh. The ‘Ayushman Vay Vandana Scheme’, proposed to be … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Farmer union leaders gathered in the city for a crucial meeting with the Central committee to discuss their longstanding demand for a guaranteed law on Minimum Support Price (MSP). The meeting is currently underway at the city’s Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration. Farmer leader … Read more
Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress government is mulling to facilitate those who voluntarily want to opt out from getting the benefits under the guarantee schemes. H.M. Revanna, the Chairman of the Guarantee Implementation Committee, reacting to the matter in New Delhi, said on Tuesday that some women in Karwar city stated that they … Read more
Jodhpur, March 1 (IANS) Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to cleaning River Yamuna, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the guarantee to clean River Ganga. Speaking to IANS, Shekhawat highlighted that while the Yamuna stretches over 650 kilometres, nearly 80-90 per cent of its pollution originates from Delhi’s … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has strongly urged the Congress led government in Karnataka and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah not to use the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) funds reserved for Dalits in the upcoming budget to fulfil guarantees. Speaking at a press conference … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Asserting that the guarantee schemes are a burden, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday said the Congress state government was ready to lift it for poor people. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Home Minister Parameshwara said, “It is undeniable that guarantee schemes put a financial burden. But has the … Read more