Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today rejected 18,000 km of road projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) proposed by the West Bengal government. He made the announcement at a high-level meeting attended among others by West Bengal rural development secretary Saurav Das. The state government delegation had …
Jaipur: The state government would soon come up with a new policy for construction of roads, minister for public works department (PWD) Bharat Singh announced in the assembly on Thursday. The present policy has been there since 1994. The minister also announced to connect nearly 3,000 villages, which could not …
JAMMU : Equating dependable road communication with economic prosperity, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasized the need for dovetailing various road development schemes to obtain holistic results and expand benefit orbit. Taking stock of the progress and status of flagship programme PMGSY here, the Chief Minister said that linking …
Contractors abandon 36 projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Jammu: Many road projects in the state have got delayed as a number of contractors who were allotted these mega projects under the national flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have failed to complete the work in the stipulated …
Building roads in the rural areas is the job of the state governments, and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) could not be a long-term solution to the problem of lack of roads, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday. “If the Central government focused on construction …
An 8-km stretch of road is being built on pilot basis All weather roads being laid under the Centrally-sponsored Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has come as a boon to villages that were hitherto deprived of road connectivity in Bellary district. In the last decade, around 614-km stretch of …
The State Government told the Assembly on Wednesday it would request the Centre to relax population norms for districts not covered under Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Replying to demand discussion of his Department, Rural Development Minister Bikram Arukh said the Centre had …
JAMMU: Keeping in view the welfare of general public, the State Government will soon bring the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bills in the Assembly by amending the present Act to bring it at par with Central Act likely to be passed by Parliament in the ongoing session. This was stated …
Villages see a big drop as number of poor falls from 37% to 30% in 5 yrs The number of India’s poor fell to 29.8% of its population in 2009-10 from 37.2% in 2004-05, one of the sharpest falls ever. This suggests India has not only grown faster than the …
Budget allocations made for major sectors of development during the last eight years in Madhya Pradesh have risen by several hundred per cent. Unprecedented increase has also been witnessed in the Budget size also during the period. Most of the population of Madhya Pradesh lives in villages. A budgetary provision …
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed satisfaction over the progress in Jharkhand in the field of rural development. The Minister also assured the State of more funds under centrally sponsored schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojya (PMGSY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNGREGA) and …
The State Government’s claim of increasing the growth rate has fallen flat. In Madhya Pradesh, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2010-11 was recorded at 8.17, whereas in 2009-10 it was 10.50. Thus it clearly indicates a downfall of more than 2 per cent in GDP of the …
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday cleared the decks for a huge fund outlay which is set to bolster Bihar's rural infrastructure. Speaking to journalists here, Mr. Ramesh said the Union Rural Ministry would pump in Rs. 2,500 crore for laying of over 6,500 km of rural roads …
GUWAHATI, Feb 12 – The Union Ministry for Rural Development will put more emphasis on Pure Drinking Water and Total Sanitation Programme so that the vision and objective of Nirmal Gram can truly be achieved in Assam. This was stated by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh in his …
Public Relations and Culture Minister Laxmikant Sharma has said that presently Madhya Pradesh is among five most rapidly developing States in the country. Sharma was disseminating information about the State Government’s welfare schemes and programmes among people during his padyatra in various villages of Shajapur district on Sunday. Sharma also …
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has favoured flexibility in rules in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for Arunachal Pradesh for better conectivity. The issue came up during a review meeting of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana for the Northeast today when it was pointed out by Arunachal …
Ramesh for granting states discretion over 50% of funds for central schemes. The upcoming budget is likely to give state governments discretionary powers over about 50% of funds under central government schemes, a move that will allow better utilisation of resources. “The current way of functioning is not ideal...State governments …
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh clearly and categorically advocated not to issue any fresh licence for mining in the iron ore rich Saranda area. The Minister also divulged that several such applications had come when he was heading the Forest and Environment Ministry but declined to give his …
Icy roads killing people; PWD accused of not removing snow from highway, roads. The World Bank on Monday approved funds worth Rs. 74.24 crore for about three dozen incomplete roads and bridges in Himachal Pradesh. This was communicated by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh to Chief Minister Prem …
GUWAHATI: To review and monitor the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a central delegation from the Ministry of Rural Development recently visited the north-eastern States which included Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura. According to sources, the committee comprising senior officials of the National Rural Roads Development …
