Delhi govt plans nutrition scheme for 6cr young girls
Govt is planning to start a scheme for providing nutritional support to adolescent girls that aims to benefit about 2cr girls in 1st phase next fiscal.

Private hospitals disqualified from birth scheme in MP
Madhya Pradesh has disqualified private hospitals from a scheme to promote institutional deliveries - as opposed to births at home - after the WHO found they were encouraging caesarean operations for financial gains.

Uproar in Bihar Assembly over `corruption` in housing scheme
Bihar Assembly Wednesday witnessed uproarious scenes with the opposition alleging corruption in the execution of Indira Awas Yojana and staging a walkout.

Anomalies in fund utilisation in MLA schemes: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected anomalies in fund utilisation and other sectors of MLA area development schemes in 126 assembly constituencies in Assam.

Pvt banks hike auto loans, end teasers
Leading private lenders raised auto loans and discontinued teaser rate home loans.

450 govt schemes named after three people: Advani
What is in a name, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani asked Wednesday, taking objection to government schemes and institutions being named after members of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Imams want educational schemes, especially for Muslim girls
An umbrella body of Imams on Saturday demanded specific policy initiatives from the Centre to ensure better educational opportunities for the community.

Mayawati seeks funds from the Centre for welfare schemes
UP CM Mayawati on Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately release the Centre`s share of funds for NREGA and backward scholorship scheme saying delay in this was adding to the financial burden of the state.

Proposals of states approved under new education scheme
A newly launched scheme which seeks to improve the quality of secondary education in the country is set to be implemented in 27 states with government approving their proposals involving an outlay of Rs 2,900 crore for this year.

Need to bring all welfare schemes under one umbrella: Sukhbir
There is a need to bring all social welfare schemes, including scholarships and incentives, under one umbrella to improve their delivery, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Thursday.