Rural development works now rely on geotagged verifications
By Karishma Mehrotra Taking off two months ago, the Ministry of Rural Development now has public images of over one lakh assets, with everything from sewage […]
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13,500 villages in India don’t have schools
By Pushkar Banakar Even as the Centre pushes for universal education through various schemes, around 13,000 villages are yet to get a school. NEW DELHI: Even […]
PM’s rural road scheme: Four years on, 30 per cent villages yet to get roads
By Pushkar Banakar According to a Ministry of Rural Development report, only 1,60,030 of the total 5,29,284 eligible inhabitations were covered under the scheme in last […]
Banks to provide funds at 7% to women self help groups under DAY-NRLM
Banks will be subvented to the extent of difference between the Weighted Average Interest Charged and 7 percent subject to the maximum limit of 5.5 […]
Fake ministry website dupes thousands, CBI files case
By SUMIT KUMAR SINGH As many as 3,236 aspirants across the country were overjoyed to know that they had been selected for the final round of […]
Centre to confer awards on Haryana for achievements in implementation of MNREGS, PMAY-G
Chandigarh : Union Ministry of Rural Development has decided to confer awards on the Haryana Government for its achievements in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi […]
Rural India to get public transport with women behind steering wheel
By Shalini Nair New Delhi : Moving to improve public transportation in rural India, the Centre has decided to involve women self-help groups (SHGs) in […]
Bengal again number one in 100-Days’ Work
Kolkata: Another feather has been added to the cap of Bengal as the state has recently been declared the country’s number one in 100-Days’ Work, in […]
State fails to submit reports on road projects to Centre
By Vikas Sharma Jammu : Despite instructions from the Ministry of Rural Development regarding submission of action taken reports (ATRs) of both completed and ongoing works […]
Ten Years of MGNREGA: UPA flagship chugs along with implementation reforms under Modi govt
New Delhi : From Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it a “living monument” to the failure of post-Independence Congress regimes in tackling poverty, to the finance […]