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GK Energy says it has received a ₹330.29 crore order from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to supply and install 14,000 off-grid 5 HP solar pumps across Maharashtra under Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump Yojana. The amount includes GST.

The order covers design, manufacture, supply, transport, installation, testing and commissioning. GK Energy says it must complete the work within 60 days of the work order or Notice to Proceed (NTP). MSEDCL's official scheme FAQ gives details about the scheme.

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A financial inclusion programme at Malaybari Gaon Panchayat Auditorium near Khetri in Kamrup (Metro), Assam, distributed loan sanction letters and credit cheques to local residents and Self-Help Groups, The News Mill reported.

The programme was held under the Financial Inclusion Campaign led by the Department of Financial Services, RBI, SBI and NABARD. It covered Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana. The credit was meant to help expand micro-enterprises and small businesses.

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Farmers in nine flood-hit districts of Bihar have till 25 October 2026 to apply online for Krishi Input Anudan. Bihar Agriculture Department opened the form on 18 October for crops damaged when rivers rose in the last week of September.

This round covers 289 panchayats in 43 blocks of Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Pashchim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Vaishali, Saran, Katihar and Patna. Non-irrigated land gets ₹8,500 per hectare, irrigated land ₹17,000 and sugarcane or other perennial crops ₹22,500, for up to 2 hectares.

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Punjab Social Justice Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur has said that ₹65.20 crore was released under Ashirwad Scheme to 12,784 eligible people in 2026-27. Each family gets ₹51,000 for a daughter's marriage, sent by DBT to the bank account.

Scheduled Caste families got ₹44.75 crore for 8,774 cases. Another ₹20.45 crore went to 4,010 cases from Backward Classes and EWS families. Up to two daughters from one family can get the benefit.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has sent ₹317.86 crore to about 16.70 lakh farmers as crop insurance claims for Rabi 2025-26. He moved the money by DBT with one click at a programme in Sardarpur, Dhar district.

These claims come under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. District-wise names of farmers are in the MP fasal bima list.

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Families may open more than two Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana accounts if twin or triplet girls are born in the first or second birth order, subject to the scheme rules.

The guardian must submit an affidavit and birth certificates to show that the multiple births occurred in the first two birth orders. The exception does not apply to a girl child in the second birth order if the first order resulted in two or more surviving girls. Read the official Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme rules.

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India has created 11 crore Farmer IDs under the Digital Agriculture Mission, five months before the 31 March 2027 target. The Agriculture Ministry's PIB release says the count was reached by the night of 23 October 2026.

The Farmer ID is intended to help farmers access government schemes, bank loans, crop insurance and disaster relief with fewer repeat documents. The Ministry says more than 6 crore farmers have already received direct benefits through Farmer ID-based services.

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Under Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY), Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens gives grants to eligible NGOs, State Governments, Panchayati Raj Institutions and local bodies to run senior care facilities, including shelter and care for indigent senior citizens. Odisha Diary reports that the programme supports 764 Senior Citizen Homes, 13 Continuous Care Homes, 17 Mobile Medicare Units and 3 Physiotherapy Clinics.

The report says each designated Regional Resource and Training Centre receives ₹19.58 lakh a year for training, research, outreach and related work. Details are on the official AVYAY scheme page.

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News Karnataka reports that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has asked Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to release the state's pending ₹1,680 crore share of 2026 crop-insurance premiums under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

Joshi said in a letter that the amount had been with the state Finance Department for about one-and-a-half months and that the delay was affecting claim settlements. He also said the Union government had released ₹1,342 crore for the season, with the final instalment reportedly paid on August 27.

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