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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel opened 101 new Shramik Annapurna centres on 16 October 2026 and served meals himself at the centre near Chanakyapuri Bridge in Ahmedabad. Ministers, MPs and MLAs opened the other centres in their districts.

Shramik Annapurna Yojana now runs 394 centres across all 34 districts, up from 293 centres in 20 districts. Construction workers and family members get a meal for ₹5 per person. Menu has rotis, sabzi, dal, rice, achar, mirchi and gud, plus sweets like sukhdi and sheera once a week.

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Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Department opened online applications for Ambedkar DBT Voucher Yojana for the 2026-27 session on 15 October 2026. Students can apply till 30 November 2026.

Under Ambedkar DBT Voucher Scheme, students who study away from home and live in a rented room get up to ₹2,000 a month for up to 10 months. It covers SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS students in regular UG or PG courses at government colleges in district headquarters. Students staying in a government hostel, or whose parents own a house in the college city, can't apply.

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On 16 October 2026, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav reviewed Mukhyamantri Vrindavan Gram Yojana, which runs across all 208 rural Assembly constituencies.

Milk committees have been formed in 129 villages, and dairy union work is active in 70. The state is working to bring all Vrindavan villages under Ksheer Sagar Yojana, which covers cattle breed improvement, animal nutrition and veterinary treatment.

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Delhi's bicycle scheme has reached 130 girls. They can get to school faster.

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Uttar Pradesh has approved two free LPG refills for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries in 2026-27, at an estimated cost of ₹2,143 crore to the state.

The first refill phase will run from October to December 2026, and the second from January to March 2027. Eligible people need an Aadhaar-linked bank account and must complete Aadhaar authentication. Cabinet approved the decision in Lucknow on 16 October 2026.

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Babita Khateek, 57, from Govind Nagar in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district, built a permanent house with Rs 2.5 lakh money help under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

Khateek applied for the scheme in 2019. She mixed the approved amount with family savings to replace a broken kutcha house that stood for almost four decades.

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Uttar Pradesh has crossed 9 lakh rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. This added over 3,000 MW of solar power capacity.

UPNEDA says the state adds 9 to 10 MW of domestic rooftop solar capacity daily. This pace is close to Australia's average of 10.4 MW per day in the first half of 2026.

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In Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh, the Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana is setting up permanent road connectivity to settlements of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).

Executive Engineer Sachchidanand Kant said that around 85 per cent of the work to connect 221 PVTG settlements with permanent roads is done. The rest of the projects are ongoing.

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Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo approved a revised Annual Action Plan (AAP) worth ₹13.76 crore for 2026-27 under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) component of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY).

The plan aims to expand access to modern farm machinery and promote technology-driven agricultural practices across Jammu and Kashmir. It was approved by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary.

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