Nearly 65% of adults in the Arab region remain excluded from formal financial systems, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Annual SDG Review 2025 paints a sobering picture of persistent financial exclusion that is undermining the region’s ability …
Himachal Pradesh has demanded Rs 27,556 crore during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2012-17) from the Planning Commission, almost double of what was approved for the 11th Plan. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in two-day session with the MLAs invited suggestions for faster and balanced development of the state during …
Ending months of uncertainty over the fate of around 150 stranded coal projects, a Group of Ministers on Tuesday finally recommended against the ‘go, no-go’ system — devised by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for mining in coal bearing areas. Instead, the GoM has asked for fresh demarcation …
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has sought Rs 27,556 crore from the Planning Commission of India for the 12th Five-Year Plan, which is almost double than the approved 11th Five-Year Plan. He was speaking at a meeting with MLAs for fixing priorities for the 12th Five-Year Plan and mid-term appraisal …
New Delhi: The Planning Commission told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that anyone spending more than Rs 965 per month in urban India and Rs 781 in rural India will be deemed to be not poor. Updating the poverty line cutoff figures, the commission said those spending in excess of …
NewDelhi:National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy lashed out at the Planning Commission’s new criteria for poverty line submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. “This affidavit reflects the government’s deep lack of empathy for the poor and a perspective completely divorced from reality,” she said. Roy was reacting to …
New Delhi: Updating the poverty line cutoff figures, the Planning Commission said that those spending in excess of Rs 32 a day in urban areas or Rs 26 a day in villages would no longer be eligible to draw benefits for those living below the poverty line. TOI broke down …
In an affidavit to the Supreme Court on September 20, the Planning Commission has provisionally put the poverty line at Rs 965 per capita per month (Rs 32 per day) for urban areas and Rs 781 per capita per month (Rs 26 per capita per day) in rural areas. This …
The size of the State's 12th five year plan (2012-17) is expected to touch Rs two lakh crore - double that of the previous plan - with a thrust on agriculture, education, health and infrastructure. The State’s 11th plan (2007-12) size was pegged by the Planning Commission at Rs 1.01 …
The Prime Minister’s office (PMO) has directed the agriculture ministry to come out with a time-bound action plan to usher in a green revolution in eastern India, with a special focus on improving production of oilseeds and pulses. The PMO wants the ministry to get back within a month with …
The government today approved the Approach Paper for the 12th Plan (2012-17) which seeks to push forth the second generation economic reforms, improving governance and raise annual economic growth rate to 9 per cent during impending five-year period. The Paper would be placed before the National Development Council (NDC) for …
The Centre has decided to modify flagship rural development schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to suit the needs of naxal-affected districts. While the schemes will be made more flexible, funds allocated to them will also increase. The decision was taken at a day-long consultation held …
Haryana is all set to award its largest highway project (156km) connecting its southern region to the northern parts. The project between Kothputli on NH-8 and Rohtak on NH-10 - proposed to be constructed under the public private partnership (PPP) model - has received a huge response from 29 private …
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed the need for integrated development to counter the menace of Naxalism. “The development has to be meaningful, it has to integrated and it should be for the people,” Singh said addressing a national workshop attended by 60 collectors from the Naxal-hit …
The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers is expected to apprise the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) of its reservations on the decontrol of the urea price as it will have an adverse impact on the marginal farmers. The ministry is likely to move a Cabinet note on urea decontrol …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the need for greater flexibility in the implementation of the rural schemes and demand for support and security to make their delivery more effective in the naxal-affected districts. “It is crucial for policymakers to feel the needs of the people and have a deeper …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called for complete transparency in awarding highway projects to eliminate the possibility of favouritism or crony capitalism. Manmohan Singh“It is necessary to demonstrate that the award, construction and operation of these (highways) projects is based on a fair and transparent approach which eliminates any …
A government panel has suggested pathbreaking reforms to revamp the country’s crippling healthcare system, including regulatory mechanism for the health sector— both public and private — to ensure affordable and quality healthcare for all the citizens. The expert group of the Planning Commission aims to set up the National Health …
The ministry of rural development is mulling over changes in the implementation guidelines of the country’s largest rural employment guarantee programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The ministry has constituted a committee to be chaired by member Planning Commission Mihir Shah that will look into issues …
Two important processes that could decide the fate of our common water future are in the pipeline now in the country. The National Water Policy 2002 is up for a revision and the Planning Commission is drafting India’s Twelfth Five Year Plan. A country which is fast turning into a …
Slap moratorium, revamp environmental clearance procedure A Pune-based think tank has called for an immediate moratorium on any further grant of environmental clearance for thermal power plants (TPPs). These include a 5,00,000-MW capacity awaiting environmental clearance, apart from plants which have reached the terms of reference (TOR) stage or are …
