BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, on Tuesday, questioned AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on his party's "Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojna" calling it part of the ruling party’s appeasement policy devised with an eye on the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.
In a significant electoral promise ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the launch of the ‘Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana.’
The year 2024 has seen the Ministry of Minority Affairs adding many feathers to its cap with a slew of schemes and programmes for the minorities. During the Financial Year 2023-24, National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) released concessional credit to the tune of Rs 765.45 crore covering over 1.84 lakh beneficiaries.
According to the AAP chief, Delhi government will provide Rs 2,100 per month to every woman above 18 years of age under ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ and offer free treatment for all senior citizens under ‘Sanjeevani Yojana.
The Centre has launched several schemes focusing on education, employment, and infrastructure development to safeguard the rights and improve the lives of minorities which comprise about 19.3 per cent of the country's population.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare organised a regional conference in New Delhi on Thursday to conduct a midterm review of agricultural schemes implemented by northern states.
In his Independence Day speech, Narendra Modi mentioned ensuring affordable credit for poor and middle-class housing.
The Union Cabinet has approved a total outlay of Rs 3.70 lakh crore aimed at benefitting farmers through schemes, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said here on Wednesday.
Pinarayi Vijayan said the Central government was asking to stop the welfare schemes of the state in order to overcome the financial crisis. But the state government doesn’t agree to it.
The Chief Minister said the state government had initiated several schemes for the welfare, development, and empowerment of women.
