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West Bengal starts Rs 3,000 monthly transfers under Annapurna Yojana

West Bengal starts Rs 3,000 monthly transfers under Annapurna Yojana

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The West Bengal government launched Annapurna Yojana and began transferring Rs 3,000 per month to 28.25 lakh verified women beneficiaries in its first phase. The scheme replaces the earlier Lakshmir Bhandar programme, which provided up to Rs 1,500 monthly assistance Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Seasonal illnesses rise across Punjab, acute febrile illness records highest Sehat Yojana claims

Seasonal illnesses rise across Punjab, acute febrile illness records highest Sehat Yojana claims

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With humid summer conditions and fluctuating temperatures triggering a rise in seasonal diseases across Punjab, government hospitals are witnessing an increase in fever-related illnesses, respiratory infections and stomach disorders. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. (@BhagwantMann X) According to recent data from the State Health Agency (SHA), acute febrile illness accounted for 5,840 cases under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana during the last four months, with claim payments amounting to ₹1.31 crore. Doctors said acute febrile illness is a broad condition marked by sudden fever and may stem from viral, bacterial or parasitic infections. The data also recorded 1,396 cases of enteric fever with claims worth ₹30.47 lakh. Pneumonia accounted for 377 cases and claims of ₹11.06 lakh, while acute bronchitis registered 326 cases costing ₹9.24 lakh. Diseases commonly associated with the monsoon remained comparatively limited in the dataset. Dengue recorded 12 cases with claims worth ₹40,880, while malaria and chikungunya registered three and six cases respectively. Heat stroke was reported in four cases. Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Patiala, Dr Vikas Goyal said the trend …

₹3,000 a month for Bengal women as Suvendu govt gives nod to Annapurna Yojana

₹3,000 a month for Bengal women as Suvendu govt gives nod to Annapurna Yojana

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The West Bengal government has approved the rollout of the Annapurna Yojana, under which women in the state will receive a monthly financial assistance of ₹3,000. The “Lakshmir Bhandar” scheme, launched by the West Bengal government in February 2021, is a flagship welfare programme aimed at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections. (@NisithPramanik) The move marks a significant increase from the existing Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, under which beneficiaries currently receive ₹1,500 per month, while SC/ST women get ₹1,700. Further details regarding the implementation of the scheme are awaited. What is Annapurna Yojana? According to statements made during the campaign, eligible women could receive financial assistance of up to ₹3,000 per month. The proposed scheme is also being compared to existing welfare programmes, with reports suggesting that it may focus on providing monthly financial support to women beneficiaries. What is Lakshmir Bhandar scheme? The “Lakshmir Bhandar” scheme, launched by the West Bengal government in February 2021, is a flagship welfare programme aimed at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections. Under …

Atal Pension Yojana crosses historic nine crore enrolments

Atal Pension Yojana crosses historic nine crore enrolments

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The Union government said on Wednesday that the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing total gross enrolments of nine crore subscribers. Gross enrolments during the Financial Year 2025–26 crossed 1.35 crore subscribers, marking the highest-ever enrolments recorded in a single financial year since the inception of the scheme, according to a Finance Ministry statement. Launched on May 9, 2015, with the vision of establishing a universal social security system for all Indians, APY is a flagship social security scheme of the Union government, administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). According to the Ministry, APY is designed to provide a `Sampurna Suraksha Kavach` (Complete Security Shield) by ensuring benefits like a guaranteed monthly pension ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 for subscribers after attaining 60 years of age. Also, same pension continues to the spouse after the subscriber`s demise and the return of the corpus accumulated till the age of 60, to the nominee after the death of both. The pension scheme is open to all …

Chhattisgarh tops February national ranking under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana| India News

Chhattisgarh tops February national ranking under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana| India News

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Raipur: Chhattisgarh has secured the first position among bigger states in the February 2026 national ranking under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, marking a significant milestone in the field of women’s health, nutrition and empowerment, officials said on Wednesday. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. (PTI) Chhattisgarh recorded 93.37 per cent enrollment, an approval rate of 83.87 per cent, and 93.95 per cent timely grievance redressal, reflecting the state’s efficient implementation of the scheme, an official release stated. The proportion of cases pending for more than 30 days remained limited to 7.07 per cent, while the pending grievance rate stood at only 4.96 per cent, indicating effective monitoring and transparent service delivery, it said. Notably, the state improved its position by six ranks compared to the previous month, emerging as the top-performing state in the country, it added. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the honour reflects the state’s sustained commitment to strengthening maternal welfare programmes. Sai congratulated officials, employees, Anganwadi workers and field-level staff of the Women and Child Development Department, stressing that …

President Murmu launches Pink Saheli Smart Card, Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana and LPG scheme

President Murmu launches Pink Saheli Smart Card, Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana and LPG scheme

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President Droupadi Murmu launched the Pink National Common Mobility Card or Pink Saheli Smart Card and three other women-centric welfare schemes, including Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana, of the Delhi government on Monday. The programme held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, titled ‘Sashakt Naari, Samriddh Delhi’, was also attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra, as well as Delhi ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Pankaj Kumar Singh, among others. Besides Pink Saheli Smart Card and Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana, the President launched a scheme to provide two free LPG cylinders annually to ration card-holding families on Holi and Diwali, and the ‘Meri Punji, Mera Adhikar’ initiative, under which around Rs 100 crore pending amount will be transferred into the bank accounts of 40,642 Delhi Ladli Scheme beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Addressing the gathering, Murmu said that initiatives such as Meri Punji, Mera Adhikar, Pink Saheli Smart Card and Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya are important steps toward making women self-reliant. “All these efforts are improving the …

Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana: Waiting for ₹1,500

Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana: Waiting for ₹1,500

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Radhika Kamble, 49, seethes with anger every time someone mentions the Ladki Bahin Yojana, Maharashtra’s welfare initiative targeted at women. She feels betrayed, because two years after the scheme’s announcement, she has not yet been able to become a beneficiary. For a widow taking care of the household, the process was too overwhelming and there was no help, she says. But that was not what left her feeling vulnerable. Within months of her husband dying, she was asked to take a photograph bereft of the mangalsutra, a symbol of marriage. “They told me that the officials should be able to easily identify women who really need the money. Married women don’t need it as much. We need it the most. The government will understand after looking at our photos, we were told,” she says. She chokes on her emotions. Sitting in a small, unventilated room in Sangamnagar, Mumbai, she goes through the documents and her photo again and again. Frustrated, she says, “Maybe money is not written into my fate.” Glitches and headaches The Maharashtra …

Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana: Computer teachers not to be deployed at enrolment camps

Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana: Computer teachers not to be deployed at enrolment camps

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Days after the Punjab department of health and family welfare issued directions to deploy computer teachers along with other staff for the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana enrolment camps, the district education officials have been instructed not to assign such duties to teachers. The Punjab government had launched the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana on January 22 to provide free cashless medical treatment of up to ₹10 lakh to every family in the state. (HT File Photo) The decision follows protests by teachers in Mansa. Teachers in other districts of Punjab also objected to the assigned duties and even submitted demand letters to the respective district administrations. Allegations had also surfaced regarding the use of school machinery, including computers and printers, for the camps despite the impending practical and final exams. The health department’s directions had come under intense scrutiny as teachers were assigned non-academic duties amid the state government’s promise to keep them focused on education. Confirming the development, Barnala district education officer (secondary) Suneetinder Singh said, “We received a call from the state education department directing …

CM Fadnavis responds to demand to rename Ladki Bahin Yojana after Ajit Pawar

CM Fadnavis responds to demand to rename Ladki Bahin Yojana after Ajit Pawar

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said his government will consider the demand to rename the Ladki Bahin scheme after Deputy CM and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash in Baramati.  Earlier on Tuesday, NCP MLC Amol Mitkari demanded that the government`s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana for financial assistance to women be renamed after Pawar. Speaking to the media in Haridwar, CM Fadnavis said, “There are several demands. We will sit together and think how to go about it,” as cited by news agency PTI.  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash at Baramati in Pune district on January 28. Mitkari had said Ajitdada (as Pawar was fondly called) was the favourite brother of women in the state. He emphasised, “His wrist would be full of rakhis when he travelled across the state during his yatras.” The state government would give a tribute to him if it named the scheme the Ajitdadanchi Ladki Bahin scheme (Ajitdada`s Ladki Bahin scheme),” …

Politically attractive Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana is economically hollow: Tarun Chugh | Chandigarh News

Politically attractive Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana is economically hollow: Tarun Chugh | Chandigarh News

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3 min readLudhianaJan 29, 2026 08:59 AM IST Terming the AAP government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana (MMSBY) “misleading, impractical and entirely publicity-driven”, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday said the rigid package capping was the biggest and most fundamental failure of the scheme, exposing the Rs 10-lakh health coverage claim as “hollow” from the very beginning. “The central government’s scheme Ayushman Bharat provides genuine, pre-insured protection, but AAP’s MMSBY rests on hollow claims and weak foundations,” he said, addressing a press conference in Chandigarh. Chugh said, “The biggest lie of this Kejriwal-Mann scheme is the promise of Rs 10 lakh health security. The reality is that the scheme provides actual insurance of only Rs 1 lakh per family, while the remaining Rs 9 lakh is left to the mercy of the debt-ridden Punjab government. Where will this Rs 9 lakh come from when the state is already struggling financially?” Chugh said, “Kejriwal and his party are loudly advertising the false Rs 10-lakh claim, but they have imposed such harsh capping on even …