Widows

Such programmes are organised to bring these widows into the mainstream of society and efforts are made to make them self-reliant by training them to prepare herbal Gulal, 'agarbattis' (incense sticks), and candles, officials said.

Farmer suicides: Loans help widows become entrepreneurs

Vibhatai Bhilkar, a widow of one of the thousands of farmers who committed suicide in Wardha district of Maharashtra has successfully set up her grocer shop after a year of her husband‘s death.

Govt to raise pension for disabled, widow, sr citizens

Government plans to increase pension for disabled, widow and senior citizens besides making changes in the eligibility criteria for pension payment, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.