<p>Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023.</p> <p>The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a new project for development of villages through value addition in animal husbandry and innovations in agricultural practices in Bharatpur district. The emphasis will be on getting high returns on low investment. Launching the project at Sheorana village in Sewar panchayat samiti of Bharatpur, NABARD Chief General Manager for Rajasthan Jiji Mammen said a transformation in the traditional methods of agriculture would pave the way for prosperity of farmers. At the same time, farmers should not depend too much on subsidies, he added.
Exercises to identify households living below the poverty line have taken place three times, and a fourth one is under way. Though the latest method aims to improve upon previous methods, its empirical
Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday pitched for inclusion of green objectives and guidelines in the various social sector schemes of the rural development ministry like the flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme, Integrated Watershed Development Programme and Indira Awas Yojana. “With an annual budget of around R75,000 crore, the ministry of rural development's schemes have an immense potential to contribute to the goal of sustainable poverty reduction and efficient use of natural resources,” Ramesh said while releasing a UNDP report on ‘Greening Rural Development in India’.
Other than in China, where the reduction in poverty has been spectacular, progress in poverty reduction in the world during the past three decades has been modest. This slow progress and the decline in
Initially two lakh Delhi families to be paid Rs. 600 per month United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been urged by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to inaugurate the Dilli Annashree
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday favoured establishment of special fast track courts to handle cases linked to various scams in implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme under
Senior BJP leader L K Advani has praised the UPA government’s flagship programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), for empowering villagers and reviving economic
UNITED NATIONS, 10 OCT: While the Opposition is going hammer and tongues at the UPA government over various issues, BJP leader LK Advani complimented its flagship programme, MGNREGA, which he said has
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in its latest viewpoint series titled, “Rural Poverty Dynamics in Pakistan” has noted that about half of the rural population in the country experienced
Fazilka and Moga emerged at top in providing maximum number of jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) while Ludhiana followed closely by completing the target in mid-September.
