Modi meets Queen of Netherlands
New Delhi, May 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen Maxima of The Netherlands who is visiting India in her capacity as UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
"Prime Minister Modi and Queen Maxima discussed the various initiatives taken in the last few years by the government of India for enhancing financial inclusion in India, such as Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, and Atal Pension Yojana," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
"Queen Maxima appreciated the progress achieved by these initiatives," it said, adding that the two leaders discussed global development finance.
"Queen Maxima appreciated India's efforts in this direction, through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) scheme and provision of concessional Lines of Credit for development projects abroad, based on the host government's requirements and priorities," it said.
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Rajasthan: Situation in Tonk stable, says DM a day after MLA candidate's arrest, violence
Jaipur (PTI): The situation in Rajasthan's Tonk district, where an Independent candidate in the recent bypolls was arrested following a high drama and escalating violence, has stabilised and was under control, a senior official said on Friday.
A mob assaulted a PTI reporter and video cameraperson and burnt their camera on Thursday, a day after Congress rebel and Independent candidate Naresh Meena slapped Malpura SDM Amit Chaudhary outside a polling booth in front of hundreds of people.
The attack came while the PTI crew was covering a protest following Meena's arrest.
The Independent candidate will be produced before a court on Friday. Police have made tight security arrangements with heavy deployment of personnel in Tonk and the surrounding areas.
Tonk District Collector Soumya Jha said, "During polling on November 13, a candidate slapped the SDM while on election duty. The SDM filed an FIR then, but we did not disturb the candidate."
"After the polls ended and the polling party was leaving, the candidate tried to stop them. That's when the police intervened. The police attempted to resolve the situation, but the candidate initiated an assault," she told PTI.
"Some supporters caused disturbances in different areas, but now the situation has stabilised and everything is under control," the district collector added.
