Some current recipients of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are likely to lose out under a planned overhaul of the welfare system, which is expected to tighten eligibility criteria. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out how the government intends to reform the health benefits system on Tuesday afternoon, in a move aimed … Read more
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday listed various welfare schemes being implemented by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. In a release, it pointed out that the Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme was ensuring the economic development of entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. A total of 1,303 beneficiaries received … Read more
The revamped Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram. Flanked by the Neyyar reservoir and nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats, the tranquil village of Kottoor is set to welcome visitors to the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre near Kappukadu, reopening to the public on Friday after a major facelift. The state-of-the-art centre features 50 … Read more
Tourist guides also will be covered in the welfare board that would be constituted for employees in the tourism sector, Minister for Public Works and Tourism Mohamed Riyas said here on September 22 (Sunday). The announcement followed a meeting with representatives of tourism guides’ association. He added that foreign languages too would be included in … Read more
The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board has launched a portal through which employers (along with employee contribution) can make the payment towards the welfare fund. The portal is available at: www.lwmis.lwb.tn.gov.in An announcement from the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board said that employer organisations could undertake this one time online self-registration through … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: PTI The working committee of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan unit, which met on July 13welfare for the first time after the party came to power in the State in December 2023, took a pledge to take the public welfare schemes and policies of the “double engine” … Read more
The PM will say the focus should be on “what work you can do”, but Labour says he has run out of ideas. Source link
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha during a public meeting in support of BJP East Tripura candidate Kriti Singh Debbarma and party candidate from West Tripura constituency Biplab Kumar Deb for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, in Agartala on April 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister … Read more
TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh said it was his party’s policy to implement welfare programmes with State revenue rather than relying on debt, while reiterating that the State has ‘‘regressed by 30 years under the Jagan Mohan Reddy’s destructive rule’‘. Participating in a ‘Breakfast with Lokesh’ programme at Mid Valley City (an upscale gated … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 22 underlined his government’s commitment to fulfilling its pledge for the welfare of farmers, asserting that a “historic” hike in sugarcane’s price is part of such efforts. This will benefit crores of sugarcane farmers, he said in a series of posts … Read more