A. K. Shiva Kumar

The glitter of growth has added little sparkle to the lives of many peasants and rural workers. Deprivation, discrimination, and disadvantage dominate the everyday lives of large sections in rural Andhra Pradesh, an important new study*finds.

KORAPUT: The villagers of Sibaguda under Konga gram panchayat in Jeypore block have threatened not to cooperate with the census enumerators till their demands are conceded.

They alleged that the village had seen several elections and census enumerations in the name of development but it lacks even basic amenities till date.

Bokaro, March 14: Buoyed by the overwhelming response to contact programmes and health camps organised for the villagers of Jhumra hills, the CRPF and district administration yesterday convened a medical camp and janta durbar at Rehawan, about 135 kilometres from Bokaro steel city.

SHILLONG, Jan 13: Lapses in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have prompted the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to stop allocating funds to Meghalaya.

The ministry recently found that the Public Works Department (PWD) was not able to implement the scheme properly.

Direct cash transfer is a better way to help the poor than rural employment guarantee
Arvind Panagariya

The ruling MLAs Dayanand Narvekar and Victoria Fernandes took a dig at the government on the draft Regional Plan 2021, saying planning must remain with the villagers and that the government must respect the views expressed by village panchayats and the committees while finalising the regional plan.

Focus on improving rural housing.

Mumbai, July 6 Rural housing sector could get a big boost as the Budget has allocated Rs 2, 000 crore to the National Housing Bank