Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
V. K. Ramachandran, Y. Usami and Biplab Sarkar To perpetuate a system that assigns a household to a single BPL/APL category in circumstances in which poverty is multi-dimensional is not only bad economics, but unconscionable as well. The pilot surveys for the next Census of BPL (below-poverty-line) households are due …
NEARLY half the houses constructed for the rural poor have been cornered by others in connivance with local politicians, the government has admitted. It is now making efforts to ensure that only the targeted segment is included in the Indira Awaas Yojana scheme.
Jamshedpur, March 22: In an attempt to lure away villagers from the influence of Naxalites, the East Singhbhum district administration has decided to take welfare schemes introduced by the Centre and state government to tribal homes in rebel strongholds. Christened Prashasan Aapke Dwaar (administration on your doorstep), the special drive …
People living on the fringes of north Bengal forests will soon have pucca houses that not only ensure a comfort but also protect them from elephant raids. The state housing department has allotted funds for the first phase of the project during which 431 houses will be constructed in Jalpaiguri …
Aimed at solving housing problem of middle class people in city and small towns, Karnataka Government on Friday announced a new programme ''namma mane'' (our house) for providing affordable houses to them. A sum of Rs 920 crore will be allocated for providing housing facility in rural and urban areas …
Severe shortage of power in the rural areas and absence of water resources have delayed construction of houses for the flood victims. As many as 55 donors have committed themselves to construct over 63,000 houses. However, so far construction of only 13,500 houses have begun. Many donors who attended the …
Chennai: When it comes to proclaiming itself as the ultimate welfare state, the DMK government in Tamil Nadu is really pushing the envelope. In the annual governor
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today announced several measures for the tribal communities including the primitive tribal groups (PTGs) to usher in development in inaccessible areas. Besides, tribals in need of jobs will be provided at least 100 days of work in a year. As part of this development initiative, houses …
This latest assessment of the solar water heater market in India provides an insight into the current market and projects realizable market potential till the year 2022. Finds considerable gap between the projected potential & targets set by JNNSM and suggests a closer scrutiny of the targets set. The objective …
CHENNAI: The World Bank recently gave its consent for a proposal to construct 17,000 houses under the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project, according to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. He mentioned the multilateral agency
The development of rural housing in a manner that results in adequate, quality shelter for inhabitants of Mahatma Gandhi’s “real India” is a challenge before the nation. What are the issues confronting rural housing development in India? The litany of its woes is endless. At first impression, rural housing is …
Democracy," Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said, "is the art and science of mobilising the entire physical, economic and spiritual resources of various sections of the people in the service of the common good of all." The ghost of spirituality went out with the Mahatma. What is in the domain of …
Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) has spent over Rs 83 billion for reconstruction of rural houses and previously kutcha houses, which are now seismically resistant pacca houses spread all over the earthquake-affected areas, said Deputy Chairman of Erra Lieutenant General Sajjad Akram here on Wednesday. Urban development has been …
As many as 802 houses have been sanctioned to the district under the Indira Awas scheme. Steps will be taken to distribute the benefits equally to all Gram Panchayats, said Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao. He was speaking after distributing sewing machines to the unemployed SC/ST women of Mullusoge …
In a disclosure that can put the States on the back foot, the Outcome Budget of Rural Development Ministry shows that States did not spend a whopping Rs 18,000 crore out of their total allocation of Rs 56,854 crore in the last fiscal. The un-utilisation of almost one third of …
The 2009 Budget is a politically powered effort to counter the effects of the global slowdown. Higher allocations across schemes for rural India are expected to trigger demand at the bottom of the pyramid and drag the economy out of the trough. The idea, though, is a big gamble. Already …
Focus on improving rural housing. Mumbai, July 6 Rural housing sector could get a big boost as the Budget has allocated Rs 2, 000 crore to the National Housing Bank
The Census of 2002 to identify the poor in rural areas of India was the third in a quinquennial series. However, it has been appropriately criticised. This paper elaborates on the criticisms, and proposes an alternative set of criteria and methodology for conducting the next (now overdue) census of the …
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) will spend Rs 4.5 billion on clean drinking water projects in quake affected areas during the next one and half year. According to the sources the funds would be spent in the affected areas on potable water projects while state-of-the-art testing laboratories would also …
