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UP CM Yogi Adityanath Announces ₹5 Lakh Health Cover for 3.54 Lakh Mid Day Meal Cooks Under PM POSHAN Scheme
3.54 Lakh UP Mid-Day Meal Cooks Get ₹5 Lakh Health Cover, Higher Pay under PM POSHAN Scheme
August 24, 2026
3.54 Lakh UP Mid-Day Meal Cooks Get ₹5 Lakh Health Cover, Higher Pay under PM POSHAN Scheme
Women and one companion can travel free on UPSRTC buses from August 27 night to August 28 night, with safety and driver checks ordered.
Student protests over teacher shortages, poor infrastructure and basic amenities have prompted Uttar Pradesh to tighten school monitoring and accountability.
Women can travel free on UTC buses August 28-29, with state government reimbursing fares.
The Centre plans daily minister-student interactions as it intensifies efforts to connect with India’s Gen Z.
New services target safer commutes for working women and students while expanding Delhi’s electric fleet.
Tamil Nadu expands third-child maternity leave from 12 weeks to 365 days, citing women’s welfare and empowerment.
The scheme will incentivise city gas distributors to activate more household PNG connections by offering 200 SCM of lower-priced domestic gas.
Vijay raises farm-loan relief, waiving loans up to ₹75,000 and expanding support for larger borrowers.
Karnataka’s proposed public-space law comes amid a political row over RSS marches and raises questions about regulating public assembly.