Civil society groups have opposed a government proposal to rid its flagship rural jobs guarantee programme of malpractices, saying the plan is

AGARTALA, June 29

BHUBANESWAR: After initial refusal to sanction funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the six districts under CBI scanner, the Centre on Monday released Rs 170 crore for the wage employment programme.

After ignoring Karnataka for more than a year by refusing to release funds for upgrading rural roads, the Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD&PR), has finally sanctioned over Rs 1,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

Addressing reporters on Thursday, RD&PR Minister Jagadish Shettar said that close to 3,500 km of road upgrading works would be taken up shor

The Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC)

Maharashtra state governor, K Sankaranarayanan, has stressed the need for better cleanliness and sanitation in the villages.

Amid no clear consensus emerging on the proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, the government is likely to move an

The land acquired by the government under

The Union Ministry of Rural Development has eventually finalised the revised draft of the bills on land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement, which promise to return land to the farmer if a proposed project fails to come up within five years of acquisition.

Minister for Rural Development Vilasrao Deshmukh toldThe Hinduthat the Land Acquisition Bill and the Rehabilitation and Resettle

The World Bank will give India . 5,000 crore to start a comprehensive rural livelihood mission in 12 poorest states of the country which have around 85 % of the India