Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development and Social Justice Gopal Bhargava said that Rs 625 crore has been allocated to 26 districts of the State for providing employment. He said that so far, savings accounts of over 66 lakh job card holders have been opened in banks and post offices.

DIBRUGARH, April 30: Tinsukia District Administration in collaboration with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has adopted Panbari village, a hamlet near the oil vally of Digboi in Tinsukia district for its all round development.

KOLKATA, 30 APRIL: West Bengal has become the first state in the country to prepare a road register for improved and efficient maintenance of the state's arteries.

In a general meeting held in the Nagar Panchayat office, Nagar Panchayat Babai passed the annual budget for the year 2010-11, which also includes the mention of profit worth Rs 25 thousand.

Harsh Singh

Rural transformation requires a robust service enterprise framework with public and private stakeholders at the very core.

Promoting growth:Panchayati Raj Institutions must transform the vision of their mandate as being limited to resolving local disputes and implementing small works and accept a direct leadership role in agriculture, which is the mainstay of the rural economy.

The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to set up food parks in three districts of the state. Harda district is also in the plan along with Bhopal and Ratlam district where the food parks would be set up.

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