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42 stories for “Welfare” · August 2026
Clear filtersTamil Nadu has announced a Social Justice Welfare Board for the welfare of Dalits. The Board will extend financial help for education, medical treatment and marriages. The State unveiled 67 measures under the Social Just...
The Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, an integrated rural development framework that brings Central and State welfare schemes together to improve basic amenities and livelihoods. Pilots...
India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026 is expected to gather separate data on digital and platform workers for the first time, covering food delivery executives, drivers and home-service providers. Their earnin...
World Senior Citizens Day is marked every year on August 21 to honour the contributions of older people and to raise awareness about their dignity, welfare and rights. The International Day Commemorating the Victims of A...
Tamil Nadu unveiled the Annapoorani Super Six Scheme in the State Assembly on August 24, 2026, to be launched on Pongal Day in January 2027. Eligible households will be reimbursed for domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP...
Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli have become the first Union Territories to deliver food subsidy to eligible beneficiaries through Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer. Money is credited...
IntroductionFollowing the Chief Minister's landmark announcement under Assembly Rule 110, the Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department of Tamil Nadu on 18 August 2026 notified detailed operational guidelines...
IntroductionIn a landmark public health intervention, the Supreme Court of India on 18 August 2026 directed 19 States and Union Territories (UTs) to declare cancer a 'notifiable disease' to ensure early epidemiological d...
IntroductionProviding massive financial relief to distressed small and marginal farmers across the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay made a suo motu policy statement under Rule 110 in the Legislative Assem...
IntroductionThe Government of Tamil Nadu on 17 August 2026 announced that veteran political stalwart, former Member of Parliament, and former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president M. Krishnasamy has been chosen...
IntroductionIn a historic policy shift for demographic enumeration in post-independence India, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 17 August 2026 officially notified the 40-question questionnaire for the second phase o...
IntroductionIn a historic policy shift driven by accelerating climate change and extreme weather risks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 August 2026 officially notified Heatwaves and Lightning as recognized natur...
