By making cash available in the hands of the poor, the Indian state is nudging its citizens to make use of private ...
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the deadline to activate UAN and Aadhaar seeding of bank ...
With the launch of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme, the Congress government in the state is fulfilling one more of its five poll 'guarantees' (promises) announced in the run-up to the ...
Shaina told THE WEEK that 40,000 women, including 15,000 Muslims, had enrolled for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana ...
For politicians, winning the next election has become more important than economic stability of the country and broader ...
Cash handouts emerged as a key factor in recent state elections, with Maharashtra and Jharkhand witnessing parties promising ...
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday announced that medal-winning players of the state-level Khel ...
There are arguments against direct benefit transfer as well. The new prices for COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, has triggered a debate in India. Some argue that the prices are too high for everyone ...
The BJP will likely counter the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s subsidised services, including electricity, water, and bus rides for women, by announcing direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes in its ...
Odisha has unveiled its own unconditional direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme that will give all of its state farmers ₹20,000 a year. The launch of KALIA preempts a likely budget announcement ...