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.

Govt rules out any move scrapping MPLAD scheme
Ruling out any move to scrap the MPLAD (Scheme, the government on Tuesday said the scheme has done well with a track record of completing over 10 lakh works since inception in 1993-94.

Naxals not blocking NREGA farm productivity schemes: Study
The programmes taken up under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which increase agriculture productivity in the rural areas, are not being "blocked" by the Naxalites, a study has claimed.

`1.43 cr families covered under health insurance scheme`
A total of 1.43 crore families have been enrolled under Tamil Nadu Government`s health insurance scheme for poor people so far and over 30,000 patients have already benefited from it.

Streamline delivery mechanism of women welfare schemes: Walia
Ensuring empowerment of the fair sex has been one of the priorities of Delhi Government, Health Minister Kiran Walia on Saturday said and asked officials to streamline the delivery mechanism of women welfare schemes.