(HT) The government may double beneficiary base under its flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme over the next three years starting with all those aged above 70 years to be brought under its ambit. The Centre could also increase the insurance coverage to ₹10 lakh per year in the Union Budget 2024, PTI reported citing official sources in the know. The proposal would entail an additional expenditure of ₹12,076 crore per annum for the exchequer as per estimates prepared by the National Health Authority, the report added. Sources told PTI, “Discussions are happening to double the beneficiary base under the AB-PMJAY over…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Moscow from Monday, July 8 to July 9, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit. This will be Modi’s first visit to Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. His last visit to Russia was in 2019, when he attended an economic conclave in the Far East city of Vladivostok. PM Narendra Modi is expected to reach Russia by Monday afternoon (IST). The annual summit between Modi and Vladimir Putin is the highest institutional dialogue mechanism in the strategic partnership…
(IE) The Uttar Pradesh government claimed to have rescued 87 people who were stranded in floodwaters in Shravasti and Kushinagar districts, in the wake of a sudden release of more than 5 lakh cusecs of water from different barrages after heavy rain in Nepal. Of the rescued people, 76 are from Kushinagar and 11 from Shravasti, according to a press release issued by the state government. Also, nearly 400 residents from 18 villages of Shravasti were moved to safer places while 20 cattle trapped in floodwaters in Kushinagar were rescued, it was claimed. Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath on Sunday spoke…
The Pre-Budget consultations for Union Budget 2024-25 that started from 19th June 2024 onward in the Ministry of Finance and chaired by Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, concluded on 5th July 2024. In the course of the in-person consultations, more than 120 invitees across 10 stakeholder groups, including experts and representatives from farmer associations & agriculture economists; trade unions; education & health sector; employment & skilling; MSME; trade & services; industry; economists; financial sector & capital markets; as well as, infrastructure, energy and urban sector, participated in the meetings. Union Ministers of State for Finance Shri Pankaj…
(TH) The Uttar Pradesh Police conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, on July 4 for Bhole Baba, the preacher who led a large religious event in Hathras where a stampede took place killing 123 people. Earlier in the day, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mainpuri Sunil Kumar said, “Baba has not been found inside the ashram. There are 40-50 [workers] inside the ashram. He is not inside, neither was he was yesterday.” SP City Rahul Mithas said, “I had come to check the security of the ashram. Nobody was found here.” The police force was deployed…
The coal sector has demonstrated highest growth of 10.2 % (provisional), following the electricity industry among the eight core industries for the month of May, 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries. The index of coal industry has reached 184.7 points during May, 2024 as compared to 167.6 points during the same period of last year and its cumulative index has increased by 8.9% during April to May, 2024-25 over corresponding period of the previous year. The ICI measures the combined and individual production performance of eight…
(HT) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house of the Parliament by a voice vote. Following Birla’s election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him and said he looks forward to the Speaker’s guidance for the next five years. “Your sweet smile keeps the entire House happy…The previous Lok Sabha passed several path-breaking legislations under your leadership,” PM Modi told Birla while addressing the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, also extended wishes to Birla and accompanied him to the chair along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju…
As part of its ongoing efforts to make expressways smart in line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision, the Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to equip the Bundelkhand Expressway with the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Notably, the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has called for applications through Requests for Qualification (RFQ) and Requests for Proposal (RFP) to carry out this project. In a determined effort to elevate Uttar Pradesh to a leading state, the Yogi government is prioritizing investment processes to transform the state into a trillion-dollar economy. Concurrently, they are upgrading the state’s expressways with…
(TT) Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which he said has been effective in reducing the prices of household items, and asserted that the NDA government is committed to bringing more reforms to improve the lives of the citizens. According to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs’ (CBIC) data, a majority of household items, including flour, cosmetics, televisions and refrigerators, have become cheaper after the GST implementation. “Standing true to the principles of a people’s government, PM Shri @narendramodi ji introduced the GST to…
Committed to bolstering the income of the farmers in the state, the Yogi government is providing 10 hours of free electricity for agricultural work through 2735 feeders, with plans to surpass 5,000 feeders soon. Notably, 14.21 lakh farmers having tubewells are currently benefiting from free electricity facility provided by the UP government. It is noteworthy that farmers, considered the backbone of the economy, remain a top priority for Yogi Adityanath, who held a cabinet meeting in March this year wherein a proposal for free electricity for irrigation and agricultural work via tube wells was approved. Furthermore, the state government allocated…