The Social Welfare Department has stopped disbursement of pension to 60,000 beneficiaries.
The social welfare department will verify the names of the beneficiaries from the Central pool. It was alleged that several beneficiaries had multiple pension cards.Both the Centre and the state contribute towards the pension scheme.Around Rs 800 crore is spent annually on the pension scheme by the government.
A ccording to the Delhi Police, a 40-year-old man died after his neighbour allegedly hit him with an iron for disposing off a dead rat near his house in outer Delhi’s Kirari area. Police said they were informed about the incident by the hospital authorities, following which they registered a case. The incident took place […]
The government is considering merging at least four state-run banks, including Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank Ltd, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Central Bank of India, according to a Mint report. If the plan goes through, the merged entity will become the second-largest bank in the country after State Bank of India, with combined assets […]
As the NDA government approaches its fourth anniversary next month, the ministries are busy printing booklets to highlight the achievements that will also measure whether or not they were able to deliver on the 2014 campaign promises and overhaul governance in the country. The past 48 months were marked by some historical decisions including demonetisation, […]