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Maharashtra has released three lists covering about 24.7 lakh farmers under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karj Mukti Yojana 2026, less than half the 56 lakh farmers the state government projected. The One Time Settlement (OTS) part of the crop loan waiver scheme has not started yet.

Crop loans of up to ₹2 lakh are to be waived under the scheme. For the OTS part, farmers whose outstanding dues were above ₹2 lakh as of March 31, 2026 have to clear the amount above ₹2 lakh first to become eligible for the waiver.

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Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has limited the tender for its health scheme to public sector undertakings. Private companies cannot apply on their own, and they cannot join hands with a government undertaking as a joint group or consortium.

The board has issued clarifications on the tender to pick the agency that will run the Delhi construction workers health scheme. The chosen agency must be a PSU with the required experience in the healthcare sector. It has to meet all the eligibility conditions on its own.

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Department of Financial Services said on 19 October 2026 that banks will hold camps in 2.70 lakh gram panchayats and urban local bodies from 21 October to 31 December 2026. It's a saturation campaign for central financial inclusion schemes.

At the camps, people can join Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana, and get Aadhaar seeded in their PMJJBY and PMSBY accounts. Banks will also open new Jan Dhan accounts and do re-KYC for old Jan Dhan and other savings accounts.

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PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) covers 1,565 schools in Uttar Pradesh now. Selection in the first phase covered 928 schools in the state, which included 842 elementary schools and 86 secondary or senior secondary schools. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched these schools in Lucknow in January 2024.

PM SHRI was approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2022. The scheme plans more than 14,500 model schools in the country from 2022-23 to 2026-27, with a total outlay of ₹27,360 crore. As of July 2026, 13,092 schools have been selected across 36 states and union territories, as per a PIB explainer. Selected schools act as models for nearby schools and follow the National Education Policy 2020.

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Union Cabinet has approved ₹53,428 crore for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31. NSAP is now renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana. The "Indira Gandhi" prefix is dropped from all its sub-schemes.

Old age pension scheme is renamed Pradhan Mantri Vridhavastha Pension Yojana. Widow pension scheme becomes Pradhan Mantri Vidhawa Pension Yojana. Disability pension scheme becomes Pradhan Mantri Divyangjan Pension Yojana. National Family Benefit Scheme becomes Pradhan Mantri Parivar Labh Yojana. Pension for old age and widows, and the family benefit scheme, continue in the existing form.

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Indore Development Authority has put 599 flats in the Gulmohar and Amaltas buildings of Scheme 136 up for sale. Prices start at ₹14.64 lakh. The units are for low- and middle-income families in Indore.

Gulmohar has 108 single-bedroom flats of about 662.70 square feet each, priced from ₹14.64 lakh. Amaltas has 491 single-bedroom flats measuring 536.70 to 568 square feet, priced at ₹15.09 lakh to ₹15.95 lakh. IDA lists the Scheme 136 flat sale as an online lottery on its website.

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has spoken about two state schemes, one for school students and one for sportspersons. Mukhyamantri Pratibha Samman Yojana is for students of classes 6 to 12. Mukhyamantri Udayman Khiladi Yojana is for athletes.

Dhami said the government will back talented students and players who face money problems. The statement gave no amount, eligibility detail or deadline for either scheme.

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Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign will run in Ludhiana district from 21 October to 31 December 2026 as part of a Department of Financial Services, Government of India drive. Special camps will be held in all villages and Gram Panchayats, and in Urban Local Bodies and Nagar Councils.

Camps will enrol eligible people under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana. Aadhaar seeding in eligible PMJJBY and PMSBY accounts will also be done at these camps.

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PET-CT scans in Maharashtra are now covered under Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The Public Health Department has issued a government resolution that adds the scan as an additional diagnostic procedure under 63 cancer treatment packages.

For 13 types of cancer, the scan can also be done as a standalone or main diagnostic procedure. Earlier it was covered as an add-on test under 44 cancer packages. The resolution sets the rate for a whole-body PET-CT at ₹20,400, a brain scan at ₹14,650, a Gallium-68 scan at ₹15,000 and a cardiac PET-CT at ₹9,400.

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