GUWAHATI, March 4 – The deplorable living conditions in as many as 16 villages on the city outskirts, which are bereft of even the basic amenities of health, education, power, water, communication,

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the e-panchayat system, a new initiative of the State Government at a State-level function at Garhakota in Sagar district on March 2.

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed satisfaction over the progress in Jharkhand in the field of rural development.

Residents of eight villages around Chandigarh will not have to suffer the stink emanating from the open drain carrying water from the Mohali sewerage treatment plant to villages as the open drain w

How much of the benefits of economic growth accrue directly to farmers and workers who lose their livelihoods when agricultural land is taken over for development? If handled properly, the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 offers an opportunity for equitably addressing the interests of diverse sections affected by the land acquisition process

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has favoured flexibility in rules in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for Arunachal Pradesh for better conectivity.

Guwahati, Feb.

The Common Service Centre scheme aims to establish nearly three lakh rural internet kiosks across India. A recent evaluation study, however, found poor demand among users and delayed roll-out of government-to-consumer services, causing losses and attrition among private operators of the scheme. There is space, therefore, for greater engineering of public good outcomes by tying financial incentives to computer education goals.

Bhopal : Houses are being made available to the poor and needy in the rural areas of Madhya Pradesh under Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission.

Bhopal : Houses are being made available to the poor and needy in the rural areas of Madhya Pradesh under Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission.

Pages