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Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.
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King Charles III Celebrates 75th Birthday, To Launch New Food Scheme
Britain's King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday and will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
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Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Haryana Women Below Poverty Line To Soon Get Free Sanitary Napkins For A Year
The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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Amma Vodi Scheme: Jagan Reddy Announces Rs 15,000 A Year For Women With School-going Children
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will on Friday launch the massive Amma Vodi scheme under which below poverty line women with school going children will get direct financial assistance of Rs 15,000 annually.
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'Garibi Hatao' Only Removed Congress Leaders' Poverty: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday alleged Congress's slogan "garibi hatao" only removed the poverty of the party's leaders and their acolytes, but the BJP introduced developmental schemes and opened employment opportunities for all.
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Bill Gates Sees "Rapid" Growth In India Economy, Praises Aadhaar Scheme
India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade which will lift people out of poverty and allow the government to invest in health and education priorities in an "exciting way", billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
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Rajnath Singh Mocks Rahul Gandhi's Promise To Eradicate Poverty
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today mocked Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise to eradicate poverty through NYAY scheme, saying the party has been "befooling" countrymen in the name of ending poverty.
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"Will End Poverty Without New Taxes": Manmohan Singh Speaks Up For NYAY
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress Couldn't Remove Poverty, Now Talking About ''Nyay'': Vasundhara Raje
BJP national vice-president Vasundhara Raje Monday targeted the Congress over its proposed minimum income scheme ''Nyay'', saying the party did not show concern for the poor for 55 years and is now talking about providing "justice" to them.
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Sambit Patra's Video Triggers Queries On Cooking Gas Scheme
A video tweeted by the BJP's Sambit Patra on Sunday raised questions about the success of Ujjwala Yojana, the scheme to provide free cooking gas connections to rural women of the Below Poverty Line households. The government has cited the flagship scheme -- launched in 2016 -- as one of its key successes.
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Consulted Raghuram Rajan On Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was among top economists that the party consulted to draft its minimum income guarantee scheme Nyuntam Aay Yojana or NYAY.
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Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.
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King Charles III Celebrates 75th Birthday, To Launch New Food Scheme
Britain's King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday and will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
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Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Haryana Women Below Poverty Line To Soon Get Free Sanitary Napkins For A Year
The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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Amma Vodi Scheme: Jagan Reddy Announces Rs 15,000 A Year For Women With School-going Children
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will on Friday launch the massive Amma Vodi scheme under which below poverty line women with school going children will get direct financial assistance of Rs 15,000 annually.
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'Garibi Hatao' Only Removed Congress Leaders' Poverty: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday alleged Congress's slogan "garibi hatao" only removed the poverty of the party's leaders and their acolytes, but the BJP introduced developmental schemes and opened employment opportunities for all.
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Bill Gates Sees "Rapid" Growth In India Economy, Praises Aadhaar Scheme
India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade which will lift people out of poverty and allow the government to invest in health and education priorities in an "exciting way", billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
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Rajnath Singh Mocks Rahul Gandhi's Promise To Eradicate Poverty
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today mocked Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise to eradicate poverty through NYAY scheme, saying the party has been "befooling" countrymen in the name of ending poverty.
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"Will End Poverty Without New Taxes": Manmohan Singh Speaks Up For NYAY
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress Couldn't Remove Poverty, Now Talking About ''Nyay'': Vasundhara Raje
BJP national vice-president Vasundhara Raje Monday targeted the Congress over its proposed minimum income scheme ''Nyay'', saying the party did not show concern for the poor for 55 years and is now talking about providing "justice" to them.
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Sambit Patra's Video Triggers Queries On Cooking Gas Scheme
A video tweeted by the BJP's Sambit Patra on Sunday raised questions about the success of Ujjwala Yojana, the scheme to provide free cooking gas connections to rural women of the Below Poverty Line households. The government has cited the flagship scheme -- launched in 2016 -- as one of its key successes.
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Consulted Raghuram Rajan On Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was among top economists that the party consulted to draft its minimum income guarantee scheme Nyuntam Aay Yojana or NYAY.
