Noida/Ghaziabad: More than 14,000 govt primary school students in Noida and Ghaziabad are currently awaiting disbursement of Rs 1,200 for 2023-24 via .
After presiding over the third meeting of the Direct Benefit Transfer Advisory Board on Wednesday, Kaushal said, “The state government has effectively identified a cumulative total of 36,74,833 ghost/duplicate beneficiaries from the fiscal year 2014-15 to 2022-23. This strategic initiative has yielded substantial notional savings amounting to Rs 7,822.69 crore.”
An audit of India s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme found irregularities, including fake caste certificates and ineligible applicants receiving scholarships. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report also criticised the lack of monitoring to ensure scholarship benefits were reaching eligible applicants. The CAG recommended data verification through biometric attendance and cross-verification of income claims using registered mobile numbers. The DBT scheme aims to eliminate intermediaries and improve the delivery of benefits such as scholarships, wage payments, and subsidies. | Mumbai news
While the allocation under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme in Budget Estimate 2023-24 is nil, a sum of Rs 348.99 crore has been set aside under Skill India Programme.
A captain’s speech, literally
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Chief Minister pats secretaries on achievements
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at a meeting with department Secretaries at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
Chief Minister pats secretaries on achievements
After spending close to 10 years in the sweltering cauldron of politics and 20 months as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy remains a sportsman in his heart. Having been the captain of Nagarjuna House in Hyderabad Public School and a cricketer during his schooling days, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy seemed to have carried on the temperament into politics as well.