Social Security Net
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Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation rejected one in three settlement claims in 2022-’23: Report
The rejection rate of final settlement claims has risen from 13% in 2017-’18 to 34% in 2022-’23, according to a report by ‘The Indian Express’.
Scroll Staff
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Free ration scheme for 80 crore poor people to be extended for five more years
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana provides five kilograms of free foodgrains per month.
Scroll Staff
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Centre asks states to get MGNREGS workers to switch to Aadhaar-based payment method
Activists have been resisting the move, saying that several of the workers under the employment scheme are not eligible for the payment method.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Trinamool to send one crore letters to Narendra Modi seeking release of MGNREGA funds
The Centre has not been allotting the employment scheme funds to West Bengal since December 2021, citing irregularities by the state government.
Scroll Staff
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Deadline to enroll for Aadhaar-based MGNREGS payment ends today, no extension from Centre yet
Activist groups have expressed concerns that the new rule will exclude several workers from the rural employment scheme.
Scroll Staff
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Parliamentary panel expresses concern on slashing MNREGA budget
Allocation to the rural employment guarantee scheme has been reduced to Rs 60,000 crore in this year’s budget, the lowest in the last four years.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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MGNREGS workers deprived of wages due to Aadhaar-based payment system, says Jean Drèze
Only 43% of those employed under the social security scheme are elgible for the paymment system, civil society groups said citing government data.
Scroll Staff
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What free food rations hide: A rollback of social security in India
The sugar-coated termination of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana calls for an urgent expansion of alternative social security measures.
Jean Drèze
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EPFO extends deadline to submit life certificate by pensioners till Feb 28 amid Covid-19
EPFO has extended the deadline for submission of life certificates or Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP) by pensioners till February 28
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Islamic State’s Twitter network has been decimated, but what about accounts of other extremists?
Twitter is now severely disrupting pro-IS accounts on its platform, but a study found that other jihadists were not subject to the same levels of take down.
Suraj Lakhani, The Conversation & Maura Conway, The Conversation
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Two years on, Centre's pension plan for the unorganised sector has drawn just 1% of its workforce
Close to half of the subscribers to the Atal Pension Yojana have opted for the lowest category of Rs 1,000 per month.
Anumeha Yadav
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Government is criticised for decision to double provident fund investments in stock market
Trade union members say the government's decision is unilateral.
Anumeha Yadav
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year