Greening rural development in India
This report released by the rural development ministry examines environmental implications of its schemes & assesses their potential to deliver green results and contribute to the national goal of 'faster, sustainable & more inclusive growth'.
Related
Report: Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth.
Report: Inclusive green growth - the pathway to sustainable development.
Feature: Paying farmers for ecological services
Report: MGNREGA Sameeksha.
Mission: Rural Livelihoods Mission.
Guidelines: Common guidelines for watershed development.
Guidelines: National rural drinking water programme.
Latest News from Down To Earth
Green rider for GDP
After using gross domestic product, or GDP, as the universal measurement of economy for six decades, the world has begun looking beyond this gold standard for measuring a country’s economy.
Grains of doubt
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has rejected the food ministry’s suggestion that 25 per cent of wages under the rural employment guarantee programme be paid in foodgrains. Food minister K V Thomas had written to Ramesh early April, suggesting that part of the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) be paid in kind.
Government Policies and Action Plans
Report of the committee for revision of MGNREGA operational guidelines
The report was prepared by Dr. Mihir Shah, Member, Planning Commission to examine ways in which the Operational Guidelines of MGNREGA could be revised.
Roadmap for the Panchayati Raj (2011-16): an all India perspective
This document discusses the status of Panchayats and approach to roadmap, strengthening democratic functioning of the Panchayats, functions of the Panchayats, functionaries of the Panchayats, Panchayat finances and accounting, e-Panchayat, Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled areas) Act, decentralized governance in the north east states, legal framework & the road ahead.
