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Griha Laxmi Scheme, gimmick to fool Goans?

What do we know of TMC's Griha Laxmi Scheme? In Bengal, the scheme is known as Laxmi Bhandar Scheme. In Goa, there is no eligibility for the same except being a woman and having a mobile number. To register one just has to call a number, get an OTP and get registered. They promise Rs5,000 pm. 1.5 lakh have registered even though the TMC is not the government. Is this not a cruel joke on these people? Laxmi Bhandar Scheme promises Rs500 pm for general category and Rs1,000 pm for SC/ST. Why? Because this calls for funds. Eligibility: Women must be permanent residents of Bengal aged between 25 to 60. Women having permanent jobs in Govt. or private cannot avail the same. For the general category, families having 1 tax paying member or 2 hectares of land are not eligible. It is obvious that it is a gimmick to fool Goans not caring for the future costs nor the fact that this will cause mass migration to Goa. Do you know how many people employed by the I-Pac team are camping in Goa? You think you can check the Griha Laxmi Scheme beneficiaries?

  
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Govt should bar its right-wing outfits from foreign funds too

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao
Published Dec 28, 2021, 9:15 PM IST
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The Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the centre has reportedly denied the renewal of FCRA licence of Saint Mother Teresa's founded Missionaries of Charity group (an organisation which is today spread across 139 countries and which looks after refugees, the blind, disabled, aged, alcoholics, the poor and homeless besides victims of floods, epidemics and famine) for not meeting the eligibility conditions under FCRA 2010 and Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules (FCRR)…

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