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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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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: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians