A total sum of Rs 192.42 lakh has been released for 12 GPs of Dhakuakhana sub-division by the Lakhimpur deputy commissioner under the NREGA Programme. The fund was released through the DRDA for various rural development works by Jayant Narlikar, DC, Lakhimpur.

Lamenting high level of wastage and very low value addition in farm products in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for rationalisation of tax structure for the food processing industry

Even as the UPA government has already broad-based the types of jobs to be taken under its flagship rural employment scheme under the NREGA, the representatives of regional parties on Tuesday asked for further expansion of its scope and bringing in more transparency in implementing the programme.

Kanika Datta / New Delhi October 6, 2009, 0:27 IST

The 2009 Magsaysay Award winner explains why he thinks the NREGA is critical.

Gram Nyayalaya Act comes into force, aimed at creation of 5,000 rural courts across the country, in an effort to reduce pendency of cases in courts.

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