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AP The government’s maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday.
A total sum of ₹5,931.95 crore was paid to 1.75 crore eligible beneficiaries between financial year 2018 and 2020. Apart from that, ₹2,063.70 crore was disbursed in the current fiscal to 65.12 lakh women, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed the Rajya Sabha.
Disaggregated data on how many of these were unique beneficiaries, and how many were those receiving different instalments of the scheme was not provided. According to the government’s initial estimate, it aimed to reach 51.70 lakh women per year through the scheme.
Amit Shah to Jaishankar, Ministers Condemn Rihanna, Greta Thunberg s Tweets in Support of Farmers Protest
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Several ministers of the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday, in reaction to the Rihanna and Greta Thunberg s tweet on the farmers protests, said that it was a part of international propaganda and tweeted with hashtags #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
This was after the Ministry of External Affairs released a statement saying celebrities tweeting on the farmers protests were neither accurate, nor responsible.
Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue said in a tweet: No propaganda can deter India’s unity! No propaganda can stop India to attain new heights!
Brewing a Poshan for nutrition
February 01, 2021
Version 2.0 will merge existing programmes to strengthen outcomes
Given the heightened focus on health and nutrition across the world due to the pandemic, the Government has announced the launch of Mission Poshan 2.0. This will be implemented by merging the supplementary nutrition programme and the Poshan Abhiyan, in a bid to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcome.
Under Poshan Abhiyan 2.0, the government will intensify its strategy to improve nutritional outcomes across 112 aspirational districts.
Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Monday tweeted, “Mission Poshan 2.0, prioritizing 112 aspirational districts, will develop practices that will nurture health, wellness and immunity of children and pregnant women thereby making a concerted effort towards eradicating malnutrition from its roots.”
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Biswaranjan Rout
Her family thought it was dangerous work and wanted her to quit, but she did not budge. When hundreds of migrants from her village in Madhya Pradesh s Sheopur district returned during lockdown, Nazira Khan, an Anganwadi worker, ensured that they followed quarantine and those who were sick got treatment.
Her family thought it was dangerous work and wanted her to quit, but she did not budge. Now the National Commission for Women would be felicitating her as a ‘COVID Woman Warrior in New Delhi on January 31.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will felicitate Ms. Khan during a ceremony on the NCW s foundation day, a Madhya Pradesh public relations department official said on Friday.
Opposition protests outside Parliament; BJP flays Congress
January 29, 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders stage a protest against the farm reform laws, during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday - Manvender Vashist
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders stage a protest against the farm reform laws, during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday - Manvender Vashist×
Rahul says farmers’ protest will spread
The budget session of Parliament started on a stormy note as the Opposition boycotted President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint session and protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament House complex. They condemned the police attempts to evacuate the protesters from Delhi borders. The BJP termed the Opposition’s stand as ‘unfortunate.’