The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
A powerful historical pathway of structural transformation is experienced by all successful developing countries, and this working paper presents the results of new empirical analysis of the process. Making sure the poor are connected to both the structural transformation and to the policy initiatives designed to ameliorate the distributional consequences …
Decentralization is broadly defined as transfer of power to the lower level of government (PRIs). It mainly takes three forms, namely political, administrative and fiscal. The legitimacy of the centralized system of governance is on a decline because of various factors including lower participation by people, lack of accountability, weak …
Be ready with reports on progress of programmes: YSR HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has asked the district Collectors to be ready with reports on the progress in the implementation of programmes, including Indiramma housing scheme, pensions and Arogyasri, at their conference on July 2. Interacting with the Collectors …
This paper summarises the key findings of a number of studies that were prepared for two international conferences devoted to comparing the rural development and agricultural reform experiences of China (the dragon) and India (the elephant) over the last several decades.
The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme in the Philippines has made substantial progress in dealing with land reform. Much more remains to be done and Filipino society is actively engaged in critically discussing the past and the future of CARP. There are lessons here for India where policymaking circles remain obsessed …
The LGRD and cooperatives adviser, M Anwarul Iqbal, on Wednesday urged the CIRDAP member countries to create a common fund to arrange more training and research on rural development. He made the call while presenting a country paper at a ministerial meeting of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for …
New Delhi June 25: In a move which otherwise in political circles is considered a prelude to the formation of a new state, the Centre has asked the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments to constitute special authorities dedicated to Bundelkhand regions of the respective states. At a recent meeting …
Interview with M. Angamuthu, Deputy Commissioner, Karbi Anglong. A woman seeking information at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Diphu. Karbi Anglong is the first district in north-eastern India to get ISO 9001:2000 certification. When he took over as the Deputy Commissioner of Central Assam's Karbi Anglong district in September 2006, …
BY MUKESH RANJAN Intending to further increase its political stock among the rural masses, the government is considering hiking allocations to the schemes which are being implemented at the village level. The rural development ministry is working on three Cabinet draft notes to increase allocations to the Swarnjayanti Gramin Swarojgar …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the implementation of announcements regarding Panchayat and Rural Development Department at his residence here today. Out of 680 announcements, 521 have been completely implemented or are nearing completion. Rest of the announcements of continuous nature are under various stages of implementation. Those present at …
Goans who are up in arms against mega projects in the villages are using gram sabha (village council) to oppose such projects. But questions have been raised by politicians and some intellectuals too, whether the gram sabhas have the powers to stop mega projects. In the light of this, it …
West Bengal government remains unwavering in its commitment to industrialisation despite the CPM's poll reverses in the recent panchayat polls, says Nirupam Sen, state commerce and industries minister. Sumali Moitra spoke to Sen, who is also a member of CPM's politburo: Will the panchayat poll results slow the industrialisation momentum? …
Hooda promises to allocate Rs.10 lakh each for all the villages in the region Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday announced upgradation of Indri tehsil as a sub-division and promised to allocate Rs.10 lakh each for all the 164 villages in the region. The announcements were made at …
National Sample Survey data in Income, Expenditure and Productive Assests of Farmer Households, 2003 showed that 96 per cent of farmer households are in deficit and half of the households are indebted. Debt waiver can only be welcomed in such a situation. Once indebted, marginal and small farmers will hardly …
The South Goa Zilla Panchayat has resolved to ask the government not to allow mega projects in the State's countryside without taking into account the infrastructure. It was also resolved that all mega projects should be mandatorily placed before the gram sabha meetings before granting approval. Initiating the discussion on …
