Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh called on Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here last evening.

The Planning Commission has raised concerns over people migrating from the countryside to cities in search of jobs.

Union minister Jairam Ramesh has proposed a new bill that will address cases of corruption at the lowest level of the administration, hoping it will satisfy those opposed to the Lok Pal Bill introd

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday urged Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh to consider including the rearing of animals, dairy and coir industries, and water management under the ambit of jobs provided in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA).

The government plans to focus its flagship rural jobs guarantee plan on the poorest districts of the country as there is a growing recognition within the administration that the scheme’s nation-wid

Three states have sought more funds under the government’s rural employment scheme to meet a surge in demand for jobs from farm hands affected by fluctuation in monsoon rains.

Concern over protecting the ‘holy cow’ status to the job guarantee programme, MGNREGA, appears to be overshadowing genuine worries in the government over increasing shortage of unskilled farm labou

Jayanthi Natarajan priorities as environment minister could help the ministry steer away from its confrontational position vis-a-vis growth proponents.

New, simplified guidelines for the rural job guarantee scheme will be issued soon.

The ministry said that the land development works under the MGNREGA will help small and marginal farmers to augment their income. Rural development secretary B.K. Sinha said that out of 150 million hectares of land only 50 million hectares are irrigated.