TDP will not go for debt for implementing welfare schemes: Lokesh

TDP will not go for debt for implementing welfare schemes: Lokesh

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

Cane price hike shows govt committed to fulfilling its pledge for farmers' welfare: PM

Cane price hike shows govt committed to fulfilling its pledge for farmers' welfare: PM

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

CM Gehlot makes welfare schemes disappear, says Amit Shah

CM Gehlot makes welfare schemes disappear, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses during a public meeting for the Rajasthan assembly elections, at Parbatsar in Didwana Kuchaman District on November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Taking a swipe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said governance, law and order, healthcare, electrification of villages, employment … Read more

Congress minorities declaration to suggest ₹5,000 crore for minority welfare

Congress minorities declaration to suggest ₹5,000 crore for minority welfare

File picture of Congress senior leader and TPCC minorities declaration draft committee chairman Mohammed Ali Shabbir | Photo Credit: K.V. Ramana Congress senior leader and TPCC minorities declaration draft committee chairman Mohammed Ali Shabbir said that the minorities declaration of Congress would guarantee the empowerment of minorities in Telangana with an allocation of ₹5,000 crore … Read more

BJP says Congress talks of Dalit welfare but Karnataka Minister D. Sudhakar is anti-Dalit

BJP says Congress talks of Dalit welfare but Karnataka Minister D. Sudhakar is anti-Dalit

Former Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai wants the Bengaluru police to treat the accused Minister like any other person with regard to the FIR.  | Photo Credit: File photo   The opposition BJP in Karnataka wants Statistics and Planning Minister D. Sudhakar to step down if the case filed against him comes under … Read more

20 Veer Naris of A.P. honoured by Army Wives’ Welfare Association

20 Veer Naris of A.P. honoured by Army Wives’ Welfare Association

Poonam Manocha, chairperson, Family Welfare Association, interacting with war widows at a programme in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: GIRI K.V.S. : ‘Veer Naris’ (war widows) were felicitated on the occasion of Army Wives’ Welfare Association Day, which is celebrated on August 23, by the association here on  Friday. Twenty Veer Naris, including battle … Read more

Ashok Gehlot tries out his welfare card

Ashok Gehlot tries out his welfare card

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot interacts with Congress workers in Pali on June 3, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@ashokgehlot51 via PTI A video from the Labharthi Utsav (festival for beneficiaries) organised by the Rajasthan government on Monday went viral on social media. In the video, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is seen quizzing a woman over video conference … Read more

Minister distributes Journalist Welfare Board membership cards

Minister distributes Journalist Welfare Board membership cards

Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin distributing Journalist Welfare Board membership card to a journalist in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday called upon the media to point out the mistakes of the DMK government while appreciating its achievements.  … Read more

Corporates pledge support to NGOs for welfare initiatives

Corporates pledge support to NGOs for welfare initiatives

Corporates with offices in Thiruvananthapuram have offered to support NGOs that run initiatives focusing on welfare programmes in the district. The heads of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) functions of various companies were speaking at an event titled ‘Thiruvananthapuram and NGOs’ at a meeting organised by the volunatry organisation Awake Trivandrum. District Collector Geromic George urged … Read more

Lokniti-CSDS postpoll study 2023 Outreach of Centre and Tripura’s welfare schemes

Lokniti-CSDS postpoll study 2023 Outreach of Centre and Tripura’s welfare schemes

The government’s provision of welfare schemes, such as employment opportunities, healthcare, and housing, has been well-received by the people of Tripura | Photo Credit: ANI The availability of welfare schemes can play a crucial role in determining the outcome of elections, as some segments of voters are generally known to support political parties that provide … Read more