Day: January 5, 2019

Nutritional Support to Tb Patients

open view web desk The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for nutritional support to tuberculosis patients as Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) from 01.04.2018. As on 1st January 2019, out of 20.94 lakhs eligible beneficiaries, 8.78 lakh (42%) beneficiaries have […]

Adolescent Health

open view web desk The Partners Forum 2018 was hosted by the Government of India from 12th to 13th December 2018 at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi. The theme of the Partners Forum 2018 was “Power of Partnership” to bring different constituencies together for cross-sectoral action for women’s, children’s and […]

Mission Indradhanush

open view web desk ‘Mission Indradhanush’ has been selected as one of the 12 best practices globally and has been featured in a special issue of the British Medical Journal titled ‘Improving vaccination coverage in India: lessons from Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a cross-sectoral systems strengthening strategy’. Mission Indradhanush […]

Repayment of 6.05% Government Stock 2019(Feb)

open view web desk The repayment of following security is due as per details given below: Table: Details of GoI Security maturing on February 02, 2019 Sl. No. Name of Security Scheduled Date of Repayment Effective date of Repayment No Interest Accrual from scheduled date of Repayment (1) […]

Relaxing Lending Norms to MSMEs

open view web desk An online lending portal www.psbloansin59minutes.com with majority ownership of 6 Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/ Financial Institutions (FIs) along with their associated companies, has been launched which facilitates in principle approval for loans to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) upto Rs.1 crore within 59 minutes from PSBs. Key […]

LIC shows profit of Rs.26,147.52 crore in FY 2017-18

open view web desk As per Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), it has realised a profit of Rs.20,269.47 crore and Rs.26,147.52 crore in the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. This is an increase of 29 per cent over the previous financial year (2016-17). This was stated […]

GST Council

The GST Council has met 31 times so far. Till the 30th GST Council Meeting, a total of 918 decisions have been taken and 294 notifications have been issued by the Central Government. In the 31st GST Council Meeting held on 22nd December, 2018, a total of 29 […]

Indirect Tax Collections

open view web desk The total net indirect tax collection (inclusive of CGST, IGST and GST-Compensation Cess) in the current financial year during April-November, 2018-19 is Rs. 6,12,653.47 crore . The revenue target is set for the full financial year, the actual indirect tax collection for 2018-19 will […]

Paint Your Toilet

open view web desk Unique Countrywide Exercise by Swachh Bharat Mission In an effort to promote ownership and sustained usage of toilets and also provide a facelift to the crores of toilets built under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched a […]

Army Chief Visits Chainpur

open view web desk The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, along with Mrs Madhulika Rawat (President Army Wives Welfare Association) and other top military brass visited Chainpur in Gumla District in Jharkhand on 04 Jan 2019. Chainpur is the native village of war hero Lance Naik Albert Ekka, […]

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