Friday
16 October 2026
9 updates for SSC, banking, railway and Andaman exams, each checked against an official source or two news reports.
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- Exam facts
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- Quiz questions
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9 key points from 14 and 15 October 2026. Each is checked against at least two news outlets that reported the same names, figures and dates.
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- 1Social Welfare and EconomyDisability pension40 per cent
- 2Social Welfare and EconomyRailway bonusRs 2,009.61 crore
- 3Ladakh DevelopmentLeh airport terminalRs 640 crore
- 4Ladakh DevelopmentLadakh projectsRs 3,350 crore
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NSAP extension
The Union Cabinet approved continuing the National Social Assistance Programme for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with an outlay of Rs 53,428 crore.
NSAP began on 15 August 1995 and is fully funded by the Centre.
Source: Business Standard, ANI
New scheme names
NSAP will be renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, and its old-age, widow, disability and family benefit schemes also get new Pradhan Mantri names.
Source: Business Standard, ANI
Disability pension
Disability pension is Rs 375 a month up to age 79 and Rs 625 from age 80; the disability threshold drops from 80 to 40 per cent.
Source: Business Standard, ANI
Railway bonus
The Cabinet approved a 78-day productivity-linked bonus for 11,40,770 non-gazetted railway employees for 2025-26, costing about Rs 2,009.61 crore, with a maximum of Rs 17,951 each.
Source: Business Standard, Business Today
Ladakh projects
PM Narendra Modi joined by video link on 15 October to inaugurate development projects in Ladakh worth about Rs 3,350 crore.
Source: The Statesman, The Federal
Leh airport terminal
The new passenger terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh, costs Rs 640 crore and is designed for 35 lakh passengers a year using geothermal energy.
Source: The Statesman, The Federal
Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road
The 298-km road, built by the Border Roads Organisation, links Leh with Himachal Pradesh via the Zanskar Valley and crosses Shinkun La Pass.
The Border Roads Organisation works under the Ministry of Defence.
Source: The Statesman, The Federal
Power and water
Other projects include the 9 MW Hanu small hydro project, a 66 kV Dah-Hanu-Khaltsi transmission line and Project Him Sarovar covering 40 water bodies in 40 villages.
Source: The Statesman, The Federal
Petroglyph park
India’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park, at Sindhu Ghat in Leh, was also among the projects inaugurated.
Source: The Statesman, The Federal