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 …
The norms for construction of all-weather roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are not being followed in Uttar Pradesh, a major beneficiary of the scheme and erring officials continue to work on projects that were dubbed by the Central monitoring agency as poor. Based on random inspection …
Opposition members in the State Assembly today bemoaned the poor quality of roads and stressed the need for proper monitoring of the road projects for ensuring quality and bringing in accountability for tardy implementation. Participating in the debate on demands for grants, the Opposition rued that poor road connectivity was …
The Annual Plan outlay for Manipur for 2010-11 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs. 2,600 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. During the discussions, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State Government for stepping up the pace of development …
A high-level Nigerian delegation of parliamentarians met Union Rural Development Minister CP Joshi and evinced interest in the development initiatives of the Government of India for the rural population. The 20-member Nigerian team was led by Chairman of House Committee on Millennium Development Goals of that country Adewale Aribisala. In …
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Budget for 2010-11 was presented in the Vidhan Sabha here on Thursday with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan calling it a
With the government walking a tightrope to control fiscal deficit, it has scaled down the budget allocation for yet another flagship scheme. The United Progressive Alliance
THE government is looking to build rural roads in the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode to boost investment by building in ways to make the projects commercially viable, a government official told ET. The government is examining if a scheme can be worked out wherein a builder can be given milestone payments …
We fly into Raipur, the advice given by civil rights activists ringing in our ears: be careful which hotel you check into, since most report any arrivals—especially of journalists—to the local police. It’ll be very hard to get into the conflict zone in Bastar without being followed, harassed and thrown …
BHUBANESWAR: Forget about remote tribal pockets and Naxal-hit areas, this gram panchayat in Bhadrak district is going without power even after six decades of Independence. Earlier, the villages under Madhapur gram panchayat under Chandabali tehasil in Bhadrak district were termed inaccessible, but even after completion of roads under PMGSY, Badasinghpur, …
ITANAGAR, Feb 2: Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu today expressed grave concern over slow progress of PMGSY roads in several districts and urged departmental officials not to confine themselves in their offices alone but visit the sites physically and ensure progress of the projects. Kicking off a two-day performance review meeting …
BHUBANESWAR: The Assembly Standing Committee on the Rural Development Department today emphasised on early completion of the rural pipe water supply projects and use of quality pipes. The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) has proposed to complete 2,500 pipe water projects at an estimated cost of Rs 850 crore …
SHILLONG, Jan 13: Lapses in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have prompted the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to stop allocating funds to Meghalaya. The ministry recently found that the Public Works Department (PWD) was not able to implement the scheme properly. Confirming the news, …
New Delhi: The Suresh Tendulkar committee report revising upwards poverty estimates across the country may further strain government finances with many of the states already demanding special status to address the issue and an enhanced allocation under many of the pro-poor schemes. The committee, in its report submitted to the …
Out of 641.606 km, 426.618 km roads are still incomplete JORHAT, Nov 30: Out of 641.606 km roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme 426.618 km roads are still incomplete on date in the Chief Minister
Even as controversies continue to plague implementation of the centrally sponsored Pradhan mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Chhattisgarh, a BJP legislator has raised questions over the quality of road construction and also demanded blacklisting of erring contractors. In a letter written to Chief Minister Raman Singh, BJP legislator Devji …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to expedite construction of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the State Government today decided to relax norms for leasing out stone quarries for manufacturing stones and chips. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief …
Shoumojit Banerjee A new road map: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releasing a booklet in Patna on Friday while unveiling his plan for construction of 4,000 km of rural roads in the State. Patna: In a bid to improve the pathetic condition of village roads, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on …
