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Tripura demands study on MGNREGA implementation
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Tripura has demanded to conduct an in depth study on almost half utilisation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREA)
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Haryana is leading in implementing welfare scheme for SCs/BCs
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Haryana is a leading state in implementing welfare schemes for members belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Backward Classes (BCs).
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BRGF schemes lying incomplete in Garhwa district
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The Garhwa district administration has expressed ire over the pending works under Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) as several schemes
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Waterless loos soon in major places in Trichy
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The Trichy Corporation has resolved to construct waterless toilets in Trichy in the near future. A brainchild of corporation commissioner Veeraragahav Rao,
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SMEs need awareness on govt schemes
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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should utilize state and central government schemes, said SM Jamkhandi, director of MSME Development Institute (MSME-DI), Bangalore
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CAG to audit NRHM scheme in 18 states
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has decided to audit the spending of all states under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme.
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Sangma promises inquiry into Mawryngkneng NREGS scandal
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Meghalaya Community and Rural Development Minister Saleng A Sangma has assured that inquiry would be conducted into the huge National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
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A web forum to help senior citizens
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Now senior citizens won't have to scan newspapers for government notifications and related information as the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), a Kochi based NGO, has come up with a web forum to help them.
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Dalit union demands house allotment under BSUP scheme
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The union members submitted a memorandum to the GMC commissioner demanding allotment of houses constructed for the poor under the BSUP scheme.
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Big day today for BPL children
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Tuesday is going to be a big day for a section of children belonging to below the poverty line (BPL) category. For, the children from the category will get admission in private CBSE and ICSE schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
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CM launches Pillur II drinking water scheme
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Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday launched the much awaited Pillur-II Dedicated Water Supply Scheme, which will release 62.5 mld of drinking water to the water scarce regions of Coimbatore city.
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Solid waste management project launched
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The project would be carried out in three phases under the Jawaharlal Nehru Nation Urban Renewal Mission scheme.
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String of welfare schemes for street vendors
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We have decided to provide identity cards to all street vendors in the next three months.Schemes to provide soft loans and credit cards to them are also being finalized
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Progress of work under NGRBA reviewed
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Works related to the Integrated Sewerage Scheme, Integrated Solid Waste Management Scheme and the river front development under the National Ganga River Basin Authority
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State plans toilets for all by 2015
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The government is determined to ensure that Tamil Nadu becomes an “open defecationfree state” by 2015, said municipal administration and rural development minister K P Munusamy.
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MGNREGS scheme fails miserably in Punjab, farmers regret lost manpower
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As he languidly points to the sea of green behind his back, a vast expanse of wheat field being tended to by a sole worker, Kulwant Singh is a worried man.
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A RAY of hope for Vizhinjam slum-dwellers
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The Centre has approved a Rs 76.35-crore Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) project proposal submitted by the corporation.
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IMC to build 34 more public toilets for city slums
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The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), in a bid to improve sanitation in the slum areas, will be constructing 34 public toilets in the slum settlements.
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Team to review orphanages, shelter homes
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A team of representatives from NGOs, Childline (the 24-hour helpline for children in distress), police and other government departments will be formed to review orphanages and shelter homes in the city
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US Ambassador Visits USAID Project in Odisha; Interacts with Women’s Health Groups
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U.S. Chargé d’Affaires A. Peter Burleigh visited a project supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on health of the urban poor (HUP) in the Hare Krushna Nagar, Bhubaneswar.
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US ambassador to India Peter Burleigh Visits U.S. Supported Flood Relief Projects in Odisha
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US ambassador to India Peter Burleigh met with community members and observed flood damage in one of the most devastated areas in Odisha.
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More Central funds for state minorities
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The Centre will provide more funds for the development of minorities. Mr TKA Nair, adviser to the Prime Minister, and Mr Rajeev Topno, director in the Prime Minister's office, today met chief minister Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Samar Ghosh and discussed development of the areas dominated by the minorities.
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Bengal shocker for NREGA employment
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West Bengal has turned out to be a poor performer as far as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is concerned.
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J'khand govt lackadasical in implementing Centre sponsored schemes
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Senior Congress leader and former deputy Chief Minister Stephen Marandi today charged the Arjun Munda-led coalition government with adopting lackadasical attitude in implementation of Centre sponsored schemes including Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY).
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Kerala women development corporation lends Rs 1 cr to SHGs
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The Kerala State Women Development Corporation has set a new record by lending Rs 1 crore to women's self-help groups (SHGs) within a fortnight of the inauguration of a microfinance scheme.
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