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The government is likely to allow the Rural Development Ministry to go for an additional loan for its major scheme

The government has roped in the Asian Development Bank to assist it in implementing the restructured programme of Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas on a pilot basis

Maharashtra Government is planning an ambitious project for development of rural areas by introducing an eco-village concept, which would give incentives to villages for preserving environment.

A State level Panchayat Sammelan was held today at Sichey, which organised by the Rural Management and Development Department (RMDD).

Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi January 19, 2010, 0:42 IST

After the infrastructure sector, the public-private partnership (PPP) model will be extended to rural job generation as well.

The initial success of the flagship National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) has prompted the rural development ministry to seek a four-fold increase in Budget allocation for the project.

The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has agreed in principle to allow detailed project reports (DPR) of bridges of less than 60 metre span on the basis of preliminary projects drawings so that more projects could be funded.

National Bank for Rural and Agriculture Development (Nabard), Jharkhand unit, today laid out an annual credit plan of Rs 9299.29 crore for various priority sectors of the state.

WITH 96% children of rural India in the age group 6-14 now enrolled in schools, the government appears to have beaten the odds in the numbers game. However, providing quality education to them remains dismal.

The state government has sanctioned Rs 63 crore to Panchayat and Rural Development Department to undertake employment-oriented works in 38 districts, which have been affected by drought in the wake of scanty rainfall during 2009-10. Out of these funds, Rs 40 crore has been allocated by the office of Relief Commissioner to Panchayat and Rural Development Department as first instalment.