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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi on Monday to seek approval for rural road expansion under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

An agreement was reached for expansion projects worth Rs 2,708 crore under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-4. Proposals for 315 motor roads spanning 1,777 kilometres have been submitted.

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Mayor of Delhi Pravesh Wahi started Har Ghar Nal Yojana at Valmiki Camp in Begumpur, Malviya Nagar, on Monday. The scheme will give tap water connections to 216 households in the area.

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Eligible households can apply for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana through the official portal pmsuryaghar.gov.in. It gives money help for rooftop solar systems.

CFA is ₹30,000 for 1 kW, ₹60,000 for 2 kW, and up to ₹78,000 for 3 kW or more. Final subsidy needs checking and meeting technical rules.

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Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh got the Best District award for rolling out Pradhan Mantri Krishi Dhan-Dhaanya Yojana. Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave the award at the National Agriculture Conference and Award Ceremony in New Delhi.

Collector Devesh Kumar Dhruv and Deputy Director of Agriculture Suraj Kumar Pansari took it for the district. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ramvichar Netam praised the farmers and the Agriculture Department team.

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As of 23 September 2026, private banks had 8.95 million inactive Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts. That's up by 1.06 million, or 13.43%, from the previous year, based on government data.

HDFC Bank saw its inactive accounts rise sharply by 94% to 1.03 million. Kotak Mahindra Bank followed with a 59% increase, reaching 620,000. Among listed private banks, ICICI Bank had the highest share of inactive accounts at 62%, totaling 3.46 million.

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Uttar Pradesh's Secondary Education Department is getting ready to release the first instalment of Sanskrit scholarship for the 2026-27 session on 23 October 2026. Students of Sanskrit schools, Sanskrit colleges and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University get this scholarship.

This year the money comes in two instalments. December is the target for the second one.

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Ministry of Education has extended the last date for PM-USP Central Sector Scholarship renewal forms for 2026-27 to 31 October 2026. Renewal opened on 1 June 2026 on the National Scholarship Portal, scholarships.gov.in.

Colleges must verify renewal forms, including defective ones, by 15 November 2026. District, state and ministry level checks close on 30 November 2026.

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Haryana Cabinet on 10 October 2026 raised the yearly family income limit for Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.80 lakh. For mothers in three special categories, the limit goes up from ₹1.80 lakh to ₹3 lakh. All changes start on 1 November 2026.

Those special categories cover mothers whose child scores 80% or more in the Class 10 or 12 board exam, whose child reaches grade-level learning under NIPUN Bharat Mission in Classes 1 to 4, or whose child recovers from severe or moderate acute malnutrition.

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Nagarkurnool and Narayanpet districts in Telangana got national recognition for their work in agriculture services under the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY).

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, gave the awards at an event held at the NASC Complex in New Delhi on Monday, October 12.

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