They not only have to turn up in a saree, but also show proof of permanent residence to get a pension of Rs. 600 a month. The Transgender people are not aware of the Mythree scheme and those who have enrolled for the scheme are facing problem in getting the benefits from it. Mythree scheme […]
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Voters and experts feel that holding polling on a weekday will not increase voter turnout. Electricity supply, state welfare schemes, education and health infrastructure which ranked low on voter’s priority lists during the 2018 state elections, are now an important deciding factors say, voters and experts. Ankith Gowda, resident of Bangalore and student at St.Josephs […]
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Many MSME entrepreneurs in the city do not apply for IPR protection due to high attorney fees etc. The new revision of the scheme will reimburse the amount taken to process the IP. Under the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) scheme of the Ministry of Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME), companies can receive a reimbursement of […]
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Alzheimer’s patients do not have any schemes by the government that help them out with the cost of their healthcare. If you have ever watched Grey’s Anatomy, you would know what Alzheimer’s does to a family. Everyone who has watched the show sympathizes with Meredith Grey’s struggles with handling her mom, who had Alzheimer’s, a […]
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Lack of awareness about the online software Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary Information System (FRUITS) makes it difficult for farmers to benefit from government schemes. Farmers in Devagere are unable to benefit from Karnataka government’s FRUITS online portal and mobile app as they are unaware of its existence. Basavaraj, a sericulture farmer from Devagere did […]
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Though farmers applied for subsidies under the eight-year old scheme, they have not received it. Karnataka farmers who opened their accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana are not getting subsidies as promised under the scheme. Rajanna, a farmer from Doddabelavangla Hobli, Doddaballapura, Bangalore Rural said, “I opened my account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana […]
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