Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Romila Thapar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/08/2018 regarding arrest of activists for their alleged Maoist links. Apex Court directs that the activists be kept under house arrest at their own homes. The next date …
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s tough stand on Maoists, who she called “supari killers” and “jungle mafia” at a public rally on Saturday, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to launch efforts to bridge the development deficit in Junglemahal, on the lines of his ministry’s initiative …
Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has called for fast tracking construction of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Naxalite-affected districts. He said this will be the single most important rural development initiative that can significantly transform the ground-level situation in these districts. Ramesh said an …
The Centre will bear 75% of the cost required to overhaul the administrative capacity in the 72 districts most affected by Leftwing extremism, or Maoism, to make its flagship rural employment guarantee programme a success. Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh told ET that the central assistance will be available under …
Production-related sectors to be included The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of the United Progressive Alliance government is a model for the entire world, Union Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran has said. Speaking after inaugurating the three-day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign on the Centrally …
The Centre has decided to modify flagship rural development schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to suit the needs of naxal-affected districts. While the schemes will be made more flexible, funds allocated to them will also increase. The decision was taken at a day-long consultation held …
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed the need for integrated development to counter the menace of Naxalism. “The development has to be meaningful, it has to integrated and it should be for the people,” Singh said addressing a national workshop attended by 60 collectors from the Naxal-hit …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the need for greater flexibility in the implementation of the rural schemes and demand for support and security to make their delivery more effective in the naxal-affected districts. “It is crucial for policymakers to feel the needs of the people and have a deeper …
PM emphasises on development in tune with needs of the local people Indications of decline in Maoist violence in areas under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) have prompted the government to extend the scheme to 20 more Naxal-hit districts to tackle the “most formidable challenge” staring at it. Since bridging …
Development and land rights are the new weapons in the government’s war against Naxals. To forge an effective response, the rural development ministry is consulting the collectors of the 60 Left-wing extremism (LWE)-affected districts at a day-long meeting in the Capital on Tuesday. In the past, development programmes have failed …
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh will arrive in Ranchi tomorrow on a three-day visit of the state to review execution of development schemes, including a blighted MGNREGS, in Jharkhand’s 14 left-wing extremism (LWE) affected districts. In his first tour of Jharkhand after taking over the rural development ministry with …
For many disadvantaged communities in developing countries, ecological issues are not a matter of luxury, but a matter of survival. In India, protests and social movements are expressing these worries.
The growth of militant left radicalism, known as the Naxalite movement in official documents and civil society discussions, has acquired considerable prominence in the public policy discourse, media coverage and interaction with social scientists. The subject has also been deliberated upon in seminars across the country. The Government policy to …
Arguing that indiscriminate exploitation of mineral resources was leading to alienation amongst local tribal populations and furthering the cause of Naxalite groups, Minister for Tribal Affairs V Kishore Chandra Deo has advocated a ban on export of raw materials like iron ore or bauxite. Mineral resources like iron ore should …
The recent Supreme Court judgement holding the appointment of Salwa Judum cadres in Chhattisgarh a violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution comes as a political embarrassment for the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which has consistently tried to upscale local resistance (read Salwa Judum) to the …
New, simplified guidelines for the rural job guarantee scheme will be issued soon. The focus, after consultation with States, will be on ensuring jobs in Naxal-infested areas, skill development and flexibility. The Union Rural Development Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, told this to the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Mahatma Gandhi National …
The Supreme Court is to be commended for its order banning the Salwa Judum. But the Salwa Judum was already a thing of the past; its worst phase was in 2005-06. The violence now in the amoral war in Chhattisgarh is being conducted as part of Operation Greenhunt. When will …
Off-grid photovoltaic systems often fail in remote villages in India due to poor monitoring and lack of maintenance. Theft is another major issue. While most of these systems are installed under central or state-run programs, a lack of maintenance staff at remote locations makes monitoring difficult. But the central Indian …
In April this year, Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra made history. One of its villages became the country’s first to win the right to sell and harvest bamboo. Down To Earth reports how India's largest paper manufacturing company Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) is using most of the bamboo in Maharashtra, leaving …
A 24-hour state-wide shutdown called by Maoists against "forcible land acquisition" for South Korean steel major Posco's project and other issues hit normal life in southern parts of Orissa Thursday, police said. "Government buses are not plying in the Maoist-affected districts of Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabrangpur," a police …
