Welfare

Violations such as employing unregistered workers, non-payment of wages, forced labour, sexual exploitation, or child labour will attract imprisonment and fines ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000.

Karnataka to launch system to track gig worker payments, welfare fee deductions

Karnataka government has also constituted two expert working groups to prepare draft rules and oversee implementation of the Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025.

Karnataka ordinance on gig workers gets Governor’s nod; aggregator platforms like Zomato, Ola and Amazon to pay welfare fee

According to Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025, platforms must pay a welfare fee of 1–5% of each transaction with a gig worker, as notified by the state government within six months.

Janani Suraksha Yojana: Empowering maternal health and welfare in India

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) provides financial incentives to encourage deliveries at healthcare facilities, aiming to reduce maternal and infant mortality. The scheme prioritizes Below Poverty Line (BPL), Scheduled Caste (SC), and Scheduled Tribe (ST) families.

Congress woos gig workers with welfare fund from transaction fee on aggregator platforms

After Karnataka, Congress-led government in Telangana is expected to introduce a gig workers' welfare bill. However, app-based aggregators are not pleased with the idea of data sharing.

Freebies vs Welfare - The cost of guarantees? | The new India election saga | Moneycontrol

Does promising freebies amount to bribing voters? Are all freebies wasteful? Who decides whether a party is using funds for a ‘public purpose’. The big debate. Freebies Vs Welfare. The new India election saga. Tune in with Moneycontrol's Shweta Punj in conversation with Amitabh Dubey, Research & Monitoring, Aicc Media and Rajat Sethi, Public Policy Analyst, Former Advisor To CM Manipur

Pandemic taught us that nobody is safe until everyone is safe: Union minister Bharati Pawar at G20 meet

The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare also said that India's G20 Presidency has revolved around the philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' - the world is one family.

World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

About $500 million of the funds will be allocated for budgetary support while the remaining $200 million will be for welfare support earmarked for those worst hit by the crisis.

Odisha cabinet approves Rs 3,354 crore scheme to provide nutritious food to women, children

As part of the 'Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana', nutritious food would be provided to all adolescent girls, they would be screened for anaemia and nutrition deficiency, and the government would organise 'Kishori Melas',

All political parties are in favour of freebies, says SC

The top court also rapped Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and some of its leaders for making statements on the issue of freebies and the judicial intervention on the ground that welfare measures are for uplifting marginalised people and cannot be held as freebies.

Welfare schemes help in uplift of weaker sections, can't be termed 'freebies': DMK to SC

Opposing the plea filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay seeking action against political parties for promising freebies during elections, the DMK said the petition is ”politically motivated” as the petitioner belongs to a political party which was locked in a political battle during Punjab elections at the time of filing this PIL.

Experts say database of unorganised workers will ensure benefits reach beneficiaries

A national database of unorganised workers will help them get access to welfare and relief schemes and help the government prepare for similar crises in the future

Union Budget 2021: Social sector spending sees muted allocations

The Ministry of Women and Child Development was allocated Rs 24,435 crore for 2021-22, a sharp cut of Rs 5,572 from its outlay in Budget 2020-21.

Ashiana Housing Ltd Conferred with FICCI CSR Award

Ashiana Housing has been implementing its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plan since 1996, working ...

Modi to launch plan for every household to have bank a/c

India has grown to become Asia's third largest economy, but nearly two-fifths of its 1.27 billion people do not have a bank account. This leaves them dependent on moneylenders and other informal financing routes.

Amma tries to woo investment in Manufacturing Sector

The Tamil Nadu government is keen on boosting investment in the state. And that explains why the state budget presented in assembly saw a definite thrust on the manufacturing sector. But it's the tax on alcohol that has everyone talking

Govt has launched several minority welfare schemes: PM

Rejecting claims that the Sachar panel recommendations were ignored, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government had launched several minority welfare schemes based on the suggestions and the same were showing good results.