PM Modi to launch social security insurance, pension schemes on May 9

On the lines of Jan Dhan mega rollout, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on May 9 social security insurance and pension schemes in Kolkata, while other ministers will unveil them in different cities."There would be simultaneous functions across various states with participations from chief ministers and cabinet ministers. It would be like Jan Dhan scheme launch so that we have maximum awareness in minimum time," Department of Financial...

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Will turn Telangana into ‘golden state’, vows KCR

HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday vowed to turn the newly-created Telangana into a 'golden state' by implementing more welfare and development schemes in the next four years.Addressing the plenary of Telangana Rashtra Samiti here, he said the welfare of all weaker sections, who constitute an overwhelming majority of the state, was the objective of his government.Rao reiterated that TRS will not seek votes in the...

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Rs 3,350 Cr for Pensions under Aasara, Says Telangana State CM

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao assured the State Assembly that all eligible people would be given pension under Aasara Pension Scheme.“The government will spend Rs  3,350 crore every year on payment of pensions under the new scheme. This is 380 per cent increase over the previous years. In the past Rs 881.23 crore a year was spent by the erstwhile government”, the Chief Minister said.In a statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister said in all the 10 districts, nearly 39,63,000 applications have been received for sanction of...

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