The Prime Minister’s Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is a flagship programme of the NDA government, which was introduced by PM Narendra Modi on May 9, 2015. This life insurance scheme, offered by the central government, provides yearly renewable coverage for death resulting from any cause. According to a statement released on social media platform … Read more
Wayanad District Collector Renu Raj announcing the completion of Aadhaar enrolment of children below five years in the district at Poothadi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Wayanad district has become the first district in the country to complete Aadhaar enrolment of children below five years. District Collector Renu Raj announced the meritorious achievement … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Telangana Vikas Raj has stated that there was enthusiastic response from people to the two-day special voter enrolment campaign taken up on Saturday. He asked the District Election Officers (DEOs) to encourage enrolment of first time voters in the 18 to 19 years age group, particularly girls in the age … Read more
Tourism Minister K. Ramachandran on Friday inspected a special camp for registration of beneficiaries under ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam’. Under the scheme, families with annual family income of less than ₹2.5 lakh, and not holding land exceeding five acres (wetland) and 10 acres (dryland), with annual electricity consumption below 3,600 units would be eligible … Read more
Representational file image | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI The mention of Chitrakoot district in Bundelkhand conjures up images of poverty and drought, but last month, it was one of the two districts to receive accolades for implementing Samagra Shiksha, a scheme floated by the Ministry of Education with an emphasis on holistic education for school … Read more
The petition noted that the enrolment fee in Odisha is ₹42,000. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on April 10 sought a response from the Bar Council of India (BCI) in a petition challenging the “exorbitant and oppressive” fees charged by State Bar Councils for “young and aspiring” … Read more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan performing Bhoomi Pooja for the construction of new buildings in National Institute of Technology- Tiruchi, on January 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Launch of National Digital University later this year will pave way for scaling up Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education significantly from the present level … Read more
New Delhi: Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO rose to 10.05 lakh in August from 7.48 lakh in July 2020, according to its latest payroll data, providing a perspective on employment in the formal sector amid the coronavirus pandemic. Provisional payroll data released by the EPFO last month had shown that net new … Read more