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 …
The poverty ratio or the number of poor as a percentage of total population in India for 2004-05 is estimated at 37.2 per cent, according to a new report submitted on Tuesday by the Suresh Tendulkar committee to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. The committee, headed by Tendulkar, …
JAIPUR: The World Bank on Thursday extended its support to the Rajasthan Government with a proposed assistance programme of 490 million US dollars or approximately Rs.2,254 crore for four new State-level projects over the coming two years. The projects pertain to livelihood, water resources, rural roads and agricultural competitiveness. World …
This analysis of NREGA in Tamil Nadu shows many positive aspects of the program. Finds that Provision of job within the village is very much encouraging and the villagers consider NREGA as a boon for improving rural livelihood. Also points out few shortcomings and has suggested few changes desired in …
A review of implementation of NREGS in West Bengal. Concludes that state’s NREGS programme is abysmally poor, despite the fact that there are committees and councils existing at various levels to monitor and review the programme. NREGA is the only Act in this country that ensures guaranteed employment to the …
The State Government has enhanced the NREGA wage rate from the present Rs 80 to Rs 100 per day with effect from tomorrow. This was announced by Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Chandan Brahma on Tuesday while addressing a press conference here. Brahma said that the step will give a …
Under the professional Institutional networking (PIN) of Ministry of Rural Development,United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sanction Appraisal of impact assessment study, in the three districts namely Sirsa in Haryana, Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh and Hoshiarpur in Punjab. NREGS was started in the first phase in these selected districts. Study has …
Mumbai: Scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) should work with external stakeholders and beneficiaries to facilitate technology pull and support and push technologies for wealth generation in rural India, according to Anil Kakodkar, chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. He was speaking at the two-day national symposium on 'Barc Technologies …
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Monday said SAD-BJP led Punjab Government was not cooperating for implementing Central schemes in the State. Talking to mediapersons, Preneet Kaur said the State Government should contribute the allocated share at least for rural development schemes. Lauding National Rural Employment …
A Bill to amend the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. This Act may be called the National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Act, 2009. http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/NREGA/The%20National%20Rural%20Employment%20Guarantee%20Amendment%20Bill%202009.pdf
Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava today said in the Assembly that a total of 1.15 crore job cards have been prepared under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NERGS) while the number of beneficiaries has been only 40 lakh in the state. Addressing the House during a call …
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs.7,277-crore Drought Mitigation Special Package for the integrated development of the drought-hit Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2010. The package covers seven districts of Uttar Pradesh (Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalipur and Mahoba) and …
A group of NGOs have asked the Centre to set up a non-Governmental authority for monitoring, evaluation and grievance redressal related to implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. However, the Ministry of Rural Development did not seem ready to accept the proposal. One of the architects of the proposal, …
MUKESH RANJAN Congress general magic appears to have done the trick, as the Centre has worked out a special package of Rs 7,000 crores for Bundelkhand region comprising districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP). The Union Cabinet is likely to clear it in its meeting on Thursday. …
