This study analayzed rural farmers' involvement in the identification and prioritization of infrastructure needs in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. Data were obtained from 70 rural farmers who were randomly selected.
Sindh government has chalked out a plan to construct 500 kilometers of rural roads in various districts of the province, for which it will receive a loan of $ 76 million from Japan.
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill: Changes arrest, custody and remand procedure.
National Tax Tribunal Bill: Sets up tribunal for taxation issues.
Disaster Management Bill: To set up authority to deal with disasters.
Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill: Permits plea bargaining. Brings safeguards for witnesses.
The national agriculture and rural bank has sanctioned Rs 50.36 crore to the state government for creation of rural infrastructure, taking the aggregate sanctions to Rs 425.12 crore during 2008-09.
Bhopal, Dec 17: 4,624 roads spanning 21,338 kilometres length have been constructed so far in Madhya Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The most striking aspect of construction of these roads is that they have ushered in a new era in eight thousand 50 villages of the state by connecting them with main roads. These roads have been constructed at a cost of Rs 5437 crore.
SHILLONG, Dec 3: The implementation of the Centrally-sponsored Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) in Meghalaya is abysmal, revealed the reports of the director and coordinator of the National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA) PK Khatre.
With a few months remaining for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's five-year tenure to end, it is now clear that the goals set by it under its flagship socio-economic development programme Bharat Nirman are likely to be missed by wide margins in at least four of its six components.
