Women take southern India’s drought into their own hands – one shovel at a time
By Raksha Kumar MANDYA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA : Sowbhagyamma wears her husband’s checked shirt on top of her sari. Tying a towel to her head so that it […]
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Rural development: Govt relying on Central schemes
Chandigarh : Riding on central schemes, the state government today announced to strengthen infrastructure in rural areas. An amount of Rs 686.83 crore has been earmarked […]
BRICS well placed to help eradicate poverty: UN official
United Nation : The BRICS countries are well positioned to take a leading role in helping achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals as well as […]
89 per cent MGNREGA wages paid within 15 days: govt
New Delhi : The government today said it has paid 89 per cent of wages to workers under the MGNREGA scheme within 15 days of the […]
Work on 7000 MGNREGA schemes in Arunachal incomplete: Central
Itanagar : Work on 7000 MGNREGA schemes in Arunachal Pradesh are incomplete since the scheme started in 2006, a visiting senior Central government officer informed Chief […]
56 per cent of NREGA jobs for women
By SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY New Delhi: Despite widespread criticism of the Modi government’s handling of the rural employment guarantee scheme, there was some reason to cheer with […]
India’s rural landscape is resulting in creation of integrated economy: Niti Aayog
New Delhi: India’s rural landscape has transformed with the clear divide that existed between rural and urban areas now blurring and resulting in the creation […]
Mnp RD&PR minister promises 100 days job under MGNREGA
Imphal : Manipur rural development and panchayati raj (RD&PR) minister Th Biswajit Monday promised 100 days of jobs under the MGNREGA from current fiscal year. […]
Chief Minister orders merger of samagra gram vikas, rural development departments
Lucknow : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the merger of the samagra gram vikas department, which was the nodal agency for village development schemes under […]
MGNREGA clean-up leaves many jobless in Jharkhand
By Sanjoy Dey Ranchi : Jharkhand’s bureaucrats have denied thousands of farm workers their legally mandated livelihoods under the guise of plugging leakages in the Mahatma […]