More money for rural health mission

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Union Cabinet meeting on Thursday discussed topics, including the revamping of the National Rural Health Mission and approval for the signing and ratification of the BIMST (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand) Convention. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said: "This convention will provide strong legal basis for cooperation among the law enforcement agencies of the BIMST member states.

August 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has come in for much praise from Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - : Union Government has launched the School Health Programme (SHP) to address health, education, environment and nutrition related issues in a comprehensive frame work under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the programme would utilize strategies of prevention, promotion as well as detection and treatment for health problems and provide a referral linkage with the general health services.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh toady said that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has done an admirable job by reconciling short-term requirements of the economy with medium term goals.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Highlights of the union budget for the current fiscal presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Monday: - Plan expenditure up 34 percent to Rs.1,025,838 crore, non plan spend up 37 percent - Total spending increased to Rs.10.2 lakh crore - Rs.420 crore for new IITs and NITs - Commonwealth Games allocated Rs.3,472 crore - National unique identification numbers to start rolling out in 12-18 months - Paramilitary forces such as CRPF to get 100,000 homes - Banking services in under-banked areas to be increased, scheme allocated Rs.100 crore - Agriculture debt waiver extended by six months - Outlay for national rural health mission increased by Rs.2,057 crore from the Rs.12,070 crore provided in the interim budget - Allocation towards National Rural Employment Guarantee Act increased by Rs.39,100 crore - Allocation for Bharat Nirman scheme increased by 45 percent - Rs.20 billion for rural housing - Rural electrification scheme to get Rs.7,000 crore more - Tax department to work on early introduction of Saral 2 forms - Stimulus for print media extended from June 13 to Dec 31 - Rs.1,000 crore to accelerate irrigation projects - Agriculture development fund increased from Rs.2.87 lakh crore to Rs.3.25 lakh crore - Market development assistance scheme for exporters increased by 148 percent to Rs.124 crore - Pre-shipment interest subvention set at 2 percent for textile exporters - Sufficient funds for infrastructure development - Allocation for national highways development stepped up by 23 percent - Allocation for urban poor schemes to be raised to Rs.39,730 crore - LNG infrastructure to be expanded - Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission raised by 87 percent to Rs.12,887 crore

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Highlights of the union budget for the current fiscal presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Monday: - Agriculture debt waiver extended by six months - Outlay for national rural health mission increased by Rs.2,057 crore from the Rs.12,070 crore provided in the interim budget - Allocation towards National Rural Employment Guarantee Act increased by Rs.39,100 crore - Allocation for Bharat Nirman scheme increased by 45 percent - Rs.20 billion for rural housing - Rural electrification scheme to get Rs.7,000 crore more - Tax department to work on early introduction of Saral 2 forms - Stimulus for print media extended from June 13 to Dec 31 - Rs.1,000 crore to accelerate irrigation projects - Agriculture development fund increased from Rs.2.87 lakh crore to Rs.3.25 lakh crore - Market development assistance scheme for exporters increased by 148 percent to Rs.124 crore - Pre-shipment interest subvention set at 2 percent for textile exporters - Will make sufficient funds for infrastructure development - Allocation for national highways development stepped up by 23 percent - Allocation for urban poor schemes to be raised to Rs.39,730 crore in 2009-10 - LNG infrastructure to be expanded - Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission raised by 87 percent to Rs.12,887 crore

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In keeping with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's inclusive growth mantra, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced a slew of schemes for the aam aadmi (common man). The major measures announced in his union budget for 2009-10 are: - Allocation towards National Rural Employment Guarantee Act increased by Rs.39,100 crore - Agriculture debt waiver extended by six months - Outlay for national rural health mission increased by Rs.2,057 crore from the Rs.12,070 crore provided in the interim budget - Allocation for Bharat Nirman scheme increased by 45 percent - Rs.20,000 crore for rural housing - Rural electrification scheme to get Rs.7,000 crore more - Agriculture development fund increased from Rs.2.87 lakh crore to Rs.3.25 lakh crore - Allocation for urban poor schemes to be raised to Rs.39,730 crore - LNG infrastructure to be expanded - National Housing Bank to get Rs.2,000 crore for rural housing funds - Higher education outlay increased by Rs.2,000 crore over interim budget - Income tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased by Rs.15,000, for women and others by 10,000 each - Duties on life saving drugs reduced - Allocation for the minority affairs ministry raised to Rs.1,740 crore - Banking services in under-banked areas to be increased, scheme allocated Rs.100 crore - Rs.1,000 crore to accelerate irrigation projects - Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission raised by 87 percent to Rs.12,887 crore

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that out of 595 districts of the country only 310 district were covered with mobile medical units and the state governments should bare the responsibility to implements this project effectively. The UPA government in its previous term had planned to set up mobile medical units to cater to rural population in each and every district of the country under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Answering to a supplementary raised by Ravishankar Prasad of the BJP, Azad said though the Union Government is providing funds to set up mobile medical center, but many state governments have not sent proposals to set up such units.

June 29th, 2009 Stimulus money boosts health clinics serving poorCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Homeless teenagers at a central Colorado shelter are feeling the effect of the government's economic stimulus package.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With two-thirds of India's billion-plus people living in its 650,000 villages, India's new government Thursday outlined a five-year agenda that promises a new deal for rural India, including improved agricultural practices,better roads, modern communication, access to drinking water, housing and overall improvement of its infrastructure. If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised a "new deal for rural India" when he took charge of the high office for the first time in 2004, President Pratibha Patil, reading out the government's action plan in parliament Thursday, said the targets of all flagship programmes for rural development would be stepped up under his second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new government will strengthen the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) by enlarging the scope of works permitted under it, President Pratibha Patil announced Thursday. The current scheme is only for unskilled manual work.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With two-thirds of India's billion-plus people living in villages, President Pratibha Patil Thursday outlined a five-year agenda for the new government that has added emphasis on rural development, with fresh targets in areas such as irrigation, potable water, electrification, roads and telecom. If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised a new deal for rural India when he took charge of the high office for the first time in 2004, Patil Thursday said the targets of all flagship programmes for rural development would be stepped up under his next United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah assumed charge of the New and Renewable Energy Ministry here on Friday. Addressing reporters after assuming charge, Abdullah rubbished claims that he was unhappy with the ministry that he had been allotted.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has allocated Rs.1.31 trillion (Rs.131,317 crore) for its flagship programmes in the coming fiscal. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the interim budget for 2009-10 to parliament Monday, said Rs.301 billion (Rs.30,100 crore) would be made available to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) for the next financial year.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Admitting that the global economic slowdown has hit the poor sections of the society, the government Saturday said two major challenges it faces now are poverty and climate change. 'Two major challenges before the government is poverty eradication and climate change.