Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.

Policy News

• The government has informed the Parliament that under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, it has paid nearly Rs 3,000 crore to more than 42 lakh farmers who were not eligible to receive these benefits.
• The Asian Development Bank downgraded India’s economic growth projection for the 2021-22 fiscal year to 10 per cent from the 11 per cent projected in April this year.
• According to a new Oxfam report, India’s low spending on public healthcare systems has led to serious inequalities in access to healthcare, especially during the pandemic.
• Kerala government has removed the upper age limit for transgender students seeking admission in the State universities.

Coronavirus-focus News

• According to the latest national serological survey, more than two-thirds of Indians above six years of age have developed antibodies against COVID-19.
• The government has announced a web portal to register children orphaned by COVID-19.