One rural self employment-training institute to be set up in each districtSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ministry of Rural Development has embarked upon a major initiative to set up one Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) in each district of the country. The ministry has so far approved 110 proposals.
Madhya Pradesh gets over hundred crore grant for tribal developmentSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has sanctioned a grant in aid of Rs. 116.90,50,000/- for Madhya Pradesh as regular allocation to bring rapid development in tribal areas of the state.
Govt. to implement NREGA in a way to benefit drought-hit areasAugust 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To ensure effective implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, political parties across the board have agreed today to join hands with the government. This will help in mitigating the impact of the drought in several parts of the country.
Selja calls for world class tourism infrastructureAugust 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kumari Selja has called upon experts and stakeholders in the tourism sector to develop world class tourism infrastructure for putting India's tourism industry on the world tourism map. Inaugurating a workshop on the subject here today she said, "We should look at comprehensive development of infrastructure which includes roads, water, sanitation, cleanliness, hygiene, proper lighting, landscape, signages and proper maintenance of tourism destinations and heritage sites."
She said tourism and hospitality sectors contributes six per cent of the GDP and certain streamlining is required in infrastructure facilities.
Himachal Pradesh demands hike in rural job fundJuly 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh government Saturday demanded a hike in the financial assistance provided to it under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). "We have urged the central government to provide us an additional grant of Rs.24 crore annually to reimburse the hike in wages under NREGS," state Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Jai Ram Thakur told reporters.
Ombudsman to ensure implementation of welfare schemes: MinisterJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An ombudsman will be appointed to ensure that welfare schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are implemented properly, Minister of State for Rural Development Agantha Sangma said here. She said on the sidelines of a function late Thursday that an ombudsman kind of system was being developed to ensure accountability and transparency in government-run welfare schemes.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa lag behind in providing toilet facilities in rural householdsJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa figure among the list of states lagging behind when it comes to providing the toilet facilities in rural households. "The percentage of rural households without toilet facilities in Bihar stands at 72.58 percent while in Jharkhand 69.08 percent households lack the basic sanitation.
28 more cities to be brought under urban development schemeJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The urban development ministry has sought an extra Rs.50,000 crore to include 28 more cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a central government initiative to promote planned development of cities. "The government has committed to raise Rs.100,000 crore of investment for the urban sector under the JNNURM.
C.P. Joshi assures support to Sikkim for implementation of flagship programmesJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Rural Development Minister, Dr. C.P. Joshi today assured support to Sikkim for the implementation of flagship programmes of the Government under the Ministry of Rural Development in the State.
Dr. Tushar A. Chaudhary assumes charge as Minister of State for Tribal AffairsJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dr. Tushar A. Chaudhary assumed charge as the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, here at Nirman Bhavan on Monday.
Mamata's men get infrastructure development portfoliosMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has got six ministers of state in the new government. Most have been given infrastructure ministry portfolios while party chief Mamata Banerjee is the railways minister.
Seven young Turks - who gets whatMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Of the young Turks in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet, the youngest - Nationalist Congress Party's Agatha Sangma, 28, - is minister of state for rural development while, Sachin Pilot, 31, of the Congress is MoS communications and IT. Apart from Sangma, the other six are all from the Congress.
Rural infrastructure fund increased to Rs.140 billionFebruary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The corpus of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was increased to Rs.140 billion (Rs.14,000 crore) in 2008-09 from Rs.55 billion in 2003-04, acting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday. Presenting the interim budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said a separate window for rural roads was created under the RIDF with a corpus of Rs.40 billion for each of the last three years.
Funds slowing down for rural job scheme: MayawatiFebruary 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tueaday accused the central government of slowing down the flow of funds for implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the state. 'A chunk of funds against the scheme for the current financial year were still pending with the central government, even though the financial year was coming to an end,' she told reporters.
Global recession will not affect rural projects: MinisterJanuary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The global meltdown will not have any impact on rural development projects or budgetary allocations for the department concerned, the government said here Monday. 'We are expecting more budgetary allocation for our department in the coming fiscal.
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