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Welfare scheme

  • Ladki Bahin scheme monthly payout cannot be increased to Rs 2,100: Maharashtra minister

    Ladki Bahin scheme monthly payout cannot be increased to Rs 2,100: Maharashtra minister

    Scroll Staff
    · May 06, 2025 · 09:53 am
  • ‘Freebies’ case: Why can’t Centre call for all-party meeting? asks Supreme Court

    ‘Freebies’ case: Why can’t Centre call for all-party meeting? asks Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 24, 2022 · 03:52 pm
  • Three reasons why successful trials of universal basic income have not led to policy change

    Three reasons why successful trials of universal basic income have not led to policy change

    Chris Taylor, The Conversation
    · Apr 17, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • Modi’s credit scheme has benefited only 11% of India’s vulnerable street vendors, reveals a survey

    Modi’s credit scheme has benefited only 11% of India’s vulnerable street vendors, reveals a survey

    Adrian D’Cruz, IndiaSpend.com
    · Sep 16, 2021 · 01:30 pm
  • e-Shram: All you need to know about India’s first centralised database for unorganised workers

    e-Shram: All you need to know about India’s first centralised database for unorganised workers

    Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
    · Sep 01, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • Video: Are the Aadhaar-linked welfare schemes leaving India’s poor hungry?

    Video: Are the Aadhaar-linked welfare schemes leaving India’s poor hungry?

    Aabid Shafi
    · Mar 23, 2018 · 06:12 pm
  • Cabinet clears changes to maternity benefit scheme, now applicable for only firstborns

    Cabinet clears changes to maternity benefit scheme, now applicable for only firstborns

    Scroll Staff
    · May 18, 2017 · 08:02 am