Big names like Reliance Energy, Tata Power, Jindal Steel, Tata Reality and Infrastructure, IL&FS, IDFC have shown interest.

PURA, the pet theme of former President Abdul Kalam -- Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas

For several years, Shanti Teresa Lakra stayed away from her newborn son, working with a primitive, endangered people on an island in one of India

Mumbai: Though the struggle of the tribal community to find its place in modern democracy is increasingly acquiring a Maoist flavour, their cause has been espoused by secular forces, too. One among them is renowned Gandhian Rajgopal PV, who was in the city to mobilise support for a march to highlight tribal issues.

BHUBANESWAR: Orissa universities have been asked to fan out to remote pockets and adopt more number of tribal villages where campaigns against high dropout could be launched under the Project Gyanlok.

PART-II

The scheme

To ensure the long overdue development of the extremist-infested districts across eight states, the Planning Commission will shortly unfurl an Integrated Action Plan (IAP) to expedite development in these parts.

Nagesh Prabhu

The Gram Swaraj, a Rs 600-crore, World Bank-aided panchayat strengthening project, which was almost declared

PARUL CHANDRA
NEW DELHI
ambitious Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna aimed at villages with an SC majority, is finally all set to take off as a pilot project in at least three states in the country.

Nearly Rs 400 crore have been set aside for this flagship scheme of the ministry by the government for 2010

Mumbai: The state government has launched an innovative green scheme to encourage villagers to pay tax.

The rural community-led Village Relief Funds will be established in remote 3000 tribal villages to help the poor tribal families combat emergency situations. Presently, over 650 Village Relief Funds are successfully serving the poor.