Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad today instructed the authorities of the Forest Department to expedite the process for disposal of project proposal cases pending with the depa

Highlighting the importance of PMGSY in the State, Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering Abdul Majid Wani has said that with the implementation of this flagship programme th

A total road network of 1790.37 km will be established in 14 districts

ADB approves Rs 967 cr road projects for Phailin hit regions
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs 966.75 crore for 484 new road projects to be implemented across 14 districts of Odisha hit by tropical cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods.

The Rural Connectivity Division of the Ministry of Rural Development has directed the in charge, Pradham Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), J&K, to plant fruit-bearing and shelter-giving trees o

ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय मनरेगा के जरिए कराएगा वृक्षारोपण का कार्य

नई दिल्ली। पर्यावरण को प्रदूषण मुक्त करने की मुहिम को गति देने के लिए केंद्र सरकार ने सड़क के दोनो तरफ छायादार पेड़ लगाना अनिवार्य कर दिया है। इसकी शुरुआत गांवों को मुख्य मार्गों से जोड़ने वाली सड़कों से की जा रही है। ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय की प्रधानमंत्री ग्राम सड़क योजना (पीएमजीएसवाई) की सड़कों के दोनाें ओर वृक्षारोपण किया जाएगा। केंद्र ने स्पष्ट कर दिया है कि वृक्षारोपण होने के बाद ही राज्यों को पीएमजीएसवाई की सड़कों का पैसा जारी किया जाएगा।

The Uttarakhand government has sought a special dispensation for use of forest land to speed up construction of rural roads in the state, crucial to its reconstruction and development efforts.

The government has asked that the relaxation for forest clearance given to Naxal-affected areas for construction of rural roads be extended to Uttarakhand as well.

The Maharashtra Government has received Rs 489 crore to improve the rural road network under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana–II .

The Centre today approved upgrade of over 1,010 km of rural road and 19 bridges in the state at a cost of Rs 960 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-II.

Asking him to reconsider budget cuts for the government’s flagship social sector schemes, including guranted work for people in rural areas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaran

New Delhi : The Rural Development Ministry has gone into an overdrive before next year’s Lok Sabha election to bring in reforms in the government’s flagship job guarantee scheme, apparently to coun