Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Unhappy over the Planning Commission attempt to convert flagship schemes of the Union Ministry for Rural Development from Centrally-sponsored schemes to additional Central assistance schemes, Minister Jairam Ramesh has shot off a strongly-worded letter to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the commission. Apprehending that such a move will transfer …
On Tuesday, Bhojan Yatra, a campaign demanding a comprehensive food security bill, reached here after travelling through Bihar, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. In a rally, organised from Bistupur to Ram Mandir maidan, Right to Food (RTF) activists demanded that the proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) give universal access to …
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 32 read with Section 19 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (No. 42 of 2005), the state Government, hereby, makes the following rules the same having been previously published in the Madhya …
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 helped empower rural people and revive economic growth. “This programme has helped break down social inequalities, empower rural …
With an outlay of Rs 117,707 crore for women and child development, including Rs 108,503 crore for flagship nutrition programme ICDS, the 12th plan document stresses on the need for convergent action across ministries. It sets clear targets for multi-sectoral action for women and children, taking it out of the …
The 2013 World Development Report on Jobs will help explain and analyze the connection between jobs and important dimensions of economic and social development. The report will provide analytical tools to identify the obstacles to sustained job creation and examine differences in the nature of jobs, which in turn affects …
This is the draft MGNREGA operational guidelines for suggestions/observations of State Government. The MGNREGA has given rise to the largest employment programme in human history and is unlike any other wage employment programme in its scale, architecture and thrust. Its bottom-up, people-centred, demand-driven, self-selecting, rights-based design is distinct and unprecedented. …
MHOW: Landless tribals, who protested against their continued neglect by taking over about 300 acres of forest land in Junapani area near the famous Patalpani waterfall on Saturday night, left the area after assurance by officials on Monday morning. The tribals had felled large number of trees and cleared about …
Rural development ministry, state representatives to review labour budgets next month Drought-hit states will get more money to meet increased demand for jobs from affected farmers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act (MGNREGA). Rural development ministry officials will meet state government representatives next month to review labour …
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. “From April 1 to September 18, we got 57,384 job cards made, out of which, 10,034 workers were provided …
Villages in Ajmer district agree to conserve grounds for Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican Endangered birds, the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican, are back in their annual breeding lands in Rajasthan’s Shonkaliya region in Ajmer district. Though the population of GIB, Rajasthan’s State Bird, cannot be termed …
It is ‘misleading’ IMD categorised some districts as normal: Pawar The Union government on Wednesday announced relief measures for the drought-hit areas, including an increase in the number of assured workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to 150 from 100 days and reduction in the interest …
States will no longer be able to drag their feet on taking timebound remedial actions. The Centre has issued guidelines for better implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which include stopping funds. The move follows complaints on the UPA’s flagship rural employment programme. The Centre will exercise powers …
A common criticism of the National Rural Employment Guarantee programme is that it does not lead to the creation of permanent assets and a sustained increase in incomes. This fi eld study of the construction of wells in one block in Ranchi district of Jharkhand shows that asset creation under …
Failure of the monsoons has wreaked havoc in the lives of farmers in the Cauvery delta It is almost mid-day, and the sun is harsh. But that does not deter Kaliaperumal of Melamanganallur, who is waiting to be picked up for daily wage labour under the NREGA scheme. The village …
New Delhi In a major step towards women empowerment, the Centre is planning a new legislation that will make the woman of the house the chief beneficiary of the compensation for land acquired for mining projects. According to officials in the mining ministry, the move will not only ensure the …
Jharkhand Government has taken initiatives to provide food security and a dignified life to all citizens, Chief Minister Arjun Munda said after unfurling the National flag to mark the Independence Day here. “Economist Amartya Sen has said if a person has money to purchase, that person could not be hungry. …
JAIPUR: To deal with the drought-like situation in Rajasthan, the state government has demanded Rs 7,424 crore from the Centre as well 27 lakh metric tones of wheat. The memorandum presented before the Central government is interim and includes the relief work for only 26 districts. The call on the …
To press claim before Sharad Pawar today. Chandigarh: Haryana is set to stake claim to a bigger special drought package than its neighbouring Punjab before Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar during his visit to the city tomorrow. Haryana will seek a special drought package of Rs 4,000 crore as against …
Agartala: The state government has provided 86 mandays to each job seeker under the national flagship programme-NREGA during 2011-12 FY while the national job generation figure stood only 42 mandays While unfolding report cards in the field of Rural Development and Forest departments, RD Minister Jitendra Chowdhury on Tuesday said …
