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August 28, 2023 8:29 PM

Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Western Zonal Council in Gandhinagar

Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th Meeting of the Western Zonal Council at Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. The Minister also inaugurated an e-Resource web portal of the Inter-State Council Secretariat today. During the meeting, the Home Minister asked the Zonal Council member States to work sensitively on three issues of national importance - POSHAN Abhiyaan, reducing the dropout rate of school children and taking benefits of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan...

August 26, 2023 8:27 AM

Union Minister Amit Shah calls for use of modern technology in Policing from Constabulary to highest level

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has urged the top police leadership to transform their approach in dealing with the country’s internal security problems. He laid emphasis on the use of modern technology in Policing and suggested the implementation from lower police ranks of the Constabulary to the higher formations. Mr. Shah said this while addressing the concluding session of the two-day National Security Strategies Conference 2023 in New Delhi today. He stressed upon the need to provi...

August 24, 2023 1:07 PM

Union Minister Amit Shah pays tributes to former Union Minister Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary

Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tributes to former Union Minister Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary today. In a tweet, Mr Shah said that Arun Jaitley was a stalwart politician, an orator par excellence, and a lawyer with luminous brilliance, who left indelible footsteps on the sands of time. Mr Shah added that Mr Jaitley will be remembered forever for his invaluable contributions to the nation's political arena....

August 4, 2023 1:59 PM

Union Minister Amit Shah transfers claim amount to the depositors of Sahara Cooperative societies

Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah today transferred the claim amount to the depositors of cooperative societies of the Sahara group through the Sahara Refund Portal in New Delhi. In his address, Mr. Shah said, if the cooperative movement is to be strengthened, then people's faith in cooperatives will also have to be strengthened. He said, sometimes some incidents happen due to which the faith of the people is shaken but it is the responsibility of the administration to ...

July 21, 2023 2:00 PM

PACS to provide services offered by Common Service Centres across country

The Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) will provide services offered by Common Service Centres (CSC) from today, July 21 across the country. This was informed by the Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah while formally announcing the initiative at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Under the initiative, the PACS will provide more than 300 services, like Banking, Insurance, Aadhar enrolment, Health Services, Legal Services, and Pradhan Mantri Welfare Schemes, among others to the rural citize...

July 12, 2023 7:48 PM

NABARD is ensuring development and prosperity in rural areas by making rural banking accessible, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has said that National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development NABARD is ensuring development and prosperity in rural areas by making rural banking accessible. Addressing the 42nd Foundation Day of NABARD in New Delhi this evening, Mr Shah said, a country that has more than 65 percent rural population cannot be imagined without an institution like NABARD. The Cooperation Minister said, for the last four decades, NABARD has proved to be the backbone of ...