Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan & National Rural Health Mission have got an increase of 24% and 20 %, respectively, in their allocations for 2011-12

The unspent funds in government

Barely a month after Sonia Gandhi flagged concerns over shortcomings in the implementation of UPA

The increase in the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that came into effect in the district a few days ago has evoked varied response n the district.

The workers covered under the purview of the scheme now would be drawing wages at Rs. 119 a day, an increase of Rs.

Public employment created by non-NREGA public works may just be giving more bang for the buck than NREGA, around a fourth more going by the findings of the NSS survey on employment in 2007-08.

DEVIKA BANERJI NEW DELHI
A funding crisis has hit the government

The plan panel, however, has asked the Bihar government to speed up power sector reform in the state during the current financial year itself
Intending to give fillip to the efforts made by the state government, the planning commission on Tuesday agreed to give a substantial 20 percent hike to Bihar

NEW DELHI, 15 FEB: The absence of programme

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister Jagadish Shettar said the State Government has taken strict measures for effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

The department suspended 337 officers on charges of dereliction of duty while implementing the scheme and also seized about 12 lakh fake job cards.

At the inauguration of a one-day workshop