Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on General, Social & Economic Sectors

This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) relates to matters arising from the performance audits of selected programme s and activities and compliance audits of Government departments and autonomous bodies.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2013
Government of Bihar
Tags:
Economy, Bihar, Water Resources, Flood Control, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Roads, Industry, Land Acquisition, Minor Minerals, Rural Development, Health
Poverty

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme pertaining to general & social services sector: Government of Karnataka

This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 of the Constitution. The report contains the results of performance audit of implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

Publication Date: 
30/07/2013
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Karnataka, Unemployment, Rural Development, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, Poverty, Women, Finance
Economy

Tk 1,530cr projects to boost rural economy

In an effort to uplift rural infrastructure, the government has taken three mega projects involving Tk 1,530 crore, official sources said.

Publication Date: 
15/07/2013
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Economy, Infrastructure Development, Bangladesh, South Asia, Roads, Irrigation, Sanitation, Rural Development
Economy

Bihar gets Rs 4,130 crore for rural development

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday announced a special package of Rs 4,130 crore for rural development in Bihar.

Publication Date: 
06/07/2013
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Bihar, Economy, Rural Development, Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Sanitation

Govt to build 6 lakh community toilets

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil on Friday said six lakh community toilets would be constructed in rural areas during the current financial year.

Publication Date: 
06/07/2013
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Toilets, Rural Sanitation, Panchayats, Rural Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Sanitation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Draft Revised Regional Plan-2021 for National Capital Region

The broad objective of the Regional Plan-2021 "for promoting growth and balanced development of the Region” is to be achieved by: Providing suitable economic base for future growth by identification and development of regional settlements capable of absorbing the economic development impulse of NCT-Delhi; Providing efficient and economic rail an

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
National Capital Region Planning Board
Tags:
Urbanisation, Delhi, Environment, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Population, Economy, Transport, Energy, Water Management, Solid Waste, Drainage, Irrigation, Disaster Management, Rural Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Pachpadra to get separate master plan for development

Jaipur: The Pachpadra village in Barmer where the new refinery will come up, will have a separate master plan for regulated development of the region.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2013
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Planning, Development, Barmer (D), Rural Development
Economy

State's plan size fixed at Rs 47,000 crore

To get additional Rs 10,000 cr through Central assistance: Ahluwalia

The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a whopping Rs 47,000-crore plan size for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up by 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2013
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Planning Commission, Development, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Water Supply, Sanitation, Rural Development
Food Policy

New policy on the anvil for state

The State government is working on an organic policy in order to make organic food accessible in rural areas, according to sources.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2013
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Organic Foods, Food Policy, Rural Development
Forests

Advancing agroforestry on the policy agenda: a guide for decision-makers

Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifi

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Gérard Buttoud, Frank Place, Michelle Gauthier
FAO
Tags:
Agroforestry, Forest Management, Agriculture, Environment, India, Global, Forest Policy, Land Use, Rural Development

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