Govt-WB deal on safe water for 1.6m
The government on Thursday signed a $75 million financing agreement with the World Bank to provide safe water for around 1.6 million people. The Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, modelled
The government on Thursday signed a $75 million financing agreement with the World Bank to provide safe water for around 1.6 million people. The Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, modelled
The recently released Annual Survey of Education Report serves as an important reminder of India
New Delhi Allocation for UPA’s ambitious MNREGA scheme may have come down in the Union Budget but there would be no lack of funds for the rural job programme, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said today. The allocation for the scheme entitling employment to poor rural households has been reduced from R40,000 crore in 2011-2012 to R33,000 crore in the Budget presented by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee for 2012-2013.
The senior officers like Chief Engineer and General Managers should attend the camps of Jal Sansthan at block levels to ensure that a financial clearance for the drinking water projects is expedited. The
Since April, more than 500 people in Nepal have died, reportedly due to infectious diseases. This has been happening in the remote villages, particularly in northern Nepal. More than 20,000 people in
Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Dev Singh Saiyam has suggested to extending the time limit of integrated cleaning campaign till the year 2015 from the present 2012. Shri Saiyam was expressing his views at a conference organized on the subject
New Delhi: Toilets are raising a stink, with the Centre claiming “hera pheri” in states inflating construction figures to claim funds. The report from states claims that 68% of Indian population uses toilets,
A high-level Nigerian delegation of parliamentarians met Union Rural Development Minister CP Joshi and evinced interest in the development initiatives of the Government of India for the rural population. The 20-member Nigerian team was led by Chairman of House Committee on Millennium Development Goals of that country Adewale Aribisala.
At a time when the Centre is busy improving literacy rate in the country and is implementing schemes to encourage more children, especially in the rural areas, to join schools, the real picture at government
The centrally sponsored Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas, will be extended to 15 districts in Karnataka state at a cost of Rs 168.92 crore, Minister of
Bhopal, Sept 24: Ujjwal Gram Puruskar will be given to Nirmal Gram Panchayats so that villages should become clean and government schemes are implemented there in a better way.
Chennai: The World Bank has approved two projects worth $372 million to India, consisting of a $222-million IDA credit for the integrated coastal zone management project (ICZMP) and a $150-million IDA credit in additional financing for the ongoing Karnataka rural water supply and sanitation project((KRWSS), according to a release.
The Karnataka government has roped in the postal personnel to further the message on the Total Sanitation Campaign in rural areas. The community's trust in the postal personnel is being explored such
A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence minister A.K. Antony to set up bio-digester toilets in 2.4 lakh gram panchayats in India. The technology for these eco-friendly toilets has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and was originally used for human waste disposal for armed forces personnel deployed at high altitudes. But the technology has now been extended to suit all climates and biodigesters have been installed in various locations in J&K, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
<p>Delhi is being recognized for its new initiative and a new thinking towards education, health services, social welfare and social security measures taken to improve the standard of living and quality
The Public Health Engineering Organisation (PHEO) of Odisha, through its division/sub-division offices spread across the state, is the service provider for treated water supply in the Urban Local Bodies
India is making good progress in increasing access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, but is lagging behind expanding access to service that is reliable, sustainable and affordable.
Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country has already met its MDG (Millennium Development Goal) in terms of expanding access to water infrastructure although in the parallel subsector of sanitation progress is falling far short of the mark.
The Karnataka State Government plans to spend over Rs 1,000 crore on rural water supply and sanitation and Rs 600 crore on watershed management, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief
<p>The development of rural housing in a manner that results in adequate, quality shelter for inhabitants of Mahatma Gandhi’s “real India” is a challenge before the nation. What are the issues confronting rural housing development in India? The litany of its woes is endless.