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Centre Approves 56 New Watershed Development Projects Worth Rs 700 Crore
The Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects that will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 700 crores in the ten best-performing states, the government said on Monday.
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5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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Huge Unemployment Due To Lack Of Skilling Mission After Independence: Union Minister
The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday.
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Government Knew Of Mega Aadhaar Leak, Ministries Were Warned
The huge leak of Aadhar data from four websites belonging to a central ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government has been on the government radar for a while. The leak, caused by poor security protocols, had left around 130 million numbers and their allied information, like bank and post office account details, open to access for several months. B...
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Centre Scheme To Link Higher Education Institutions With Rural Development Processes
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) along with the Ministries of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has agreed to link all Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) with rural development processes under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA).
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13 Drought-Hit States Didn't Use Centre's Drinking Water Funds
The Centre has faced much criticism for not doing enough to ease the hardship of drought-affected states, but data shows that state governments cannot escape their share of blame for the enormous crisis.
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Media Shouldn't Give 'Exessive' Coverage to Rape Stories: Pankaja Munde
Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde today opined that media should not give "excessive" coverage to crime against women as it instills "energy" and "pleasure" among people with a criminal mindset to try "something new."
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Rural Development Ministry Praises MNREGS Months After PM Modi's Criticism
Barely months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised MNREGS calling it a "living monument" of UPA's failures, the Rural Development Ministry today said the employment scheme has benefited villages by reducing distress migration and improving wage levels among the poor.
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Cabinet Approves Direct Release of Wages to MGNREGA Workers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved release of wages directly to the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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No Separate Funds for PM Modi's 15-Point Programme for Minorities: RTI
The Centre has not earmarked separate funds for 'Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities', an RTI query has revealed.
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No bar on purchase of private land: Jairam Ramesh to industry
With the new Land Acquisition Act coming into force, the government today sought to allay apprehension of the industry, saying there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land.
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Monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult: Jairam Ramesh
The monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately review the scheme.
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Jairam Ramesh readies draft of new land acquisition bill: Sources
Just a week after taking charge as the new Rural Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh has readied the draft of the Centre's new land acquisition bill, say sources.
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Centre Approves 56 New Watershed Development Projects Worth Rs 700 Crore
The Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects that will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 700 crores in the ten best-performing states, the government said on Monday.
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5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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Huge Unemployment Due To Lack Of Skilling Mission After Independence: Union Minister
The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday.
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Government Knew Of Mega Aadhaar Leak, Ministries Were Warned
The huge leak of Aadhar data from four websites belonging to a central ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government has been on the government radar for a while. The leak, caused by poor security protocols, had left around 130 million numbers and their allied information, like bank and post office account details, open to access for several months. B...
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Centre Scheme To Link Higher Education Institutions With Rural Development Processes
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) along with the Ministries of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has agreed to link all Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) with rural development processes under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA).
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13 Drought-Hit States Didn't Use Centre's Drinking Water Funds
The Centre has faced much criticism for not doing enough to ease the hardship of drought-affected states, but data shows that state governments cannot escape their share of blame for the enormous crisis.
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Media Shouldn't Give 'Exessive' Coverage to Rape Stories: Pankaja Munde
Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde today opined that media should not give "excessive" coverage to crime against women as it instills "energy" and "pleasure" among people with a criminal mindset to try "something new."
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Rural Development Ministry Praises MNREGS Months After PM Modi's Criticism
Barely months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised MNREGS calling it a "living monument" of UPA's failures, the Rural Development Ministry today said the employment scheme has benefited villages by reducing distress migration and improving wage levels among the poor.
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Cabinet Approves Direct Release of Wages to MGNREGA Workers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved release of wages directly to the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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No Separate Funds for PM Modi's 15-Point Programme for Minorities: RTI
The Centre has not earmarked separate funds for 'Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities', an RTI query has revealed.
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No bar on purchase of private land: Jairam Ramesh to industry
With the new Land Acquisition Act coming into force, the government today sought to allay apprehension of the industry, saying there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land.
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Monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult: Jairam Ramesh
The monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately review the scheme.
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Jairam Ramesh readies draft of new land acquisition bill: Sources
Just a week after taking charge as the new Rural Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh has readied the draft of the Centre's new land acquisition bill, say sources.
