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Government Reiterates Its Commitment to the Welfare of SCs & STs
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....overnment Reiterates Its Commitment to the Welfare of SCs & STs <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 10-7-2014<br><BR>The Central Government has said that it is committed to the welfare of SCs and STs and this year an amount of ₹ 50,548 crore is proposed under the SC Plan and ₹ 32, 387 crore under TSP. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting his maiden Budget, ....
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....in the Lok Sabha today said that to provide credit enhancement facility for young start up entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes, who aspire to be part of the neo-middle class, a sum of ₹ 200 crore will be opertionalised through a scheme by IFCI. For the welfare of the tribals "Van Bandhu Kalyan yojana" is being launched with an initial allocation of ₹ 100 crore. Shri Jaitley has annou....
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....nced a sum of ₹ 100 crores for modernization of Madarsas. Shri Jaitley said that NDA Government during its last term in office had introduced the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) as a pension scheme for senior citizens. Under the scheme a total no. of 3.16 lakh annuitants are being benefitted and the corpus amounts to ₹ 6,095 crore. The Finance Minister proposed to revive the sc....
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....heme for a limited period from 15 August , 2014 to 14, August, 2015 for the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above. He also proposed to set-up a committee to examine and recommend the use of unclaimed amounts with PPF, Post Office, saving schemes etc for the benefit of senior citizens. Shri Jaitley said that the Government is fully committed to the social security and welfare of employees se....
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....rving in the organized sector. It is notifying minimum pension of ₹ 1,000 per month to all subscriber members of EP Scheme and has made an initial provision of ₹ 250 crore in the current financial year to meet the expenditure. Further, increase in mandatory wage ceiling of subscription to EPS from ₹ 6,500 to ₹ 15,000 has been made and a provision of ₹ 250 crore h....
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....as been provided in the current budget. For the convenience of the subscribers, EPFO will launch the "Uniform Account Number" Service for contributing members to facilitate portability of Provident Fund accounts. The Finance Minister said that the Government will make all out efforts to create a more inclusive society for Persons with Disabilities to enable them to enjoy equal opportunity to lead....
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.... an empowered life with dignity. He also proposed to establish National level institutes for Universal Inclusive Design and Mental Health Rehabilitation and also a Centre for Disability Sports.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....