Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025. The application was being registered on the basis of a letter petition dated December 27, 2024 sent to the NGT by the applicant, Devavrat Kumar Sahani, Muzaffarpur, …
JAMMU, July 25: To expedite the process of assessing the quantum of land compensation under PMGSY and its disbursement among the owners, the Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering, Abdul Majid Wani today chaired a joint meeting of PMGSY functionaries and Revenue to review the status and other …
Prof Vir Bala Aggarwal, chairperson, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), has been honoured with the Bharat Nirman Award for her outstanding contribution in the field of mass communication. The award was given to Professor Aggarwal at the 20th annual award ceremony held at Kolkata recently. …
With implementation now being the buzzword in the UPA-II, the Union rural development ministry is seeking to create a large pool of trained manpower to monitor the mplementation of a number of Central schemes at the grassroots level to improve their effectiveness. The rural development ministry is unveiling a "Lab …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to seek an estimated Rs 3,000 crore for rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from the rural development ministry during the 2011-12 fiscal. Briefing newsmen after attending a high-level review meeting on the status and progress of the PMGSY in …
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan & National Rural Health Mission have got an increase of 24% and 20 %, respectively, in their allocations for 2011-12 The unspent funds in government
The FM gave only nominal backing to the bouquet of social schemes clubbed under Bharat Nirman.The overall increase was Rs 10,000 crore over the previous year,adding up to Rs 58,000 crore. But in real terms,this could mean much less as the revised outlays for previous years are well above the …
The Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) is one flagship programme of the UPA government where the entire budgeted allocation of Rs 33,000 crore has been committed, but the desired result is still elusive. RGGVY, a component of Bharat Nirman, was launched in April 2005 with a mandate to electrify …
Unlike the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), under the UPA government appears to be on track, with better utilisation of funds by majority of the states. The programme was launched on December 25, 2000, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to …
To ensure proper use of its Rs. 86,553 crore annual rural spending, an ambitious curriculum to train and educate all those involved in the execution of the programmes concerned is on the anvil. This mass-based decentralised capacity building process, the first of its kind among developing countries, intends to develop …
BHUBANESWAR: Rural water supply in the State has turned into a story of neglect. Over the years, the supply has either been withdrawn unofficially from many areas or the people have been left with a mere trickle to fend for themselves __ what is called the
SHILLONG, Oct 21: The public information campaign (PIC) on Bharat Nirman of the Central Government was inaugurated by Jaintia Hills district Deputy Commissioner T Dkhar at the LP School playground, Amlarem today. In his inaugural speech, Dkhar said the aim of public information campaign was to make the people aware …
The government is planning a dedicated panchayat service cadre to push development in the Left-wing extremism (LWE) affected areas. The thought has come after the realisation that availability of adequate manpower is critical to the successful implementation of the various Central welfare and development schemes in the rural areas, especially …
Rural Development Ministry Hopes Plan Panel Will Oblige, Points To Deficit Of 10,000 croreDevesh Kumar NEW DELHI GASPING for want of funds, UPA government
The UPA government's policies on infrastructure have not translated into any substantial benefits for the poor. Adequate infrastructure is among the most critical physical requirements for attaining fast economic growth and for encouraging investment in the backward regions of the country. The Planning Commission has suggested that the total investment …
CHILDREN of a remote northeast village Dibrual Dehingio Gaon are now studying in nearby English medium schools, 40 people of Padamunda village in Orissa are employed in transportation business in nearby town and habitants of flood-prone regions of Bihar are no longer starving during rainy seasons; thanks to construction of …
