Ministry Of Rural Development

Governor to return to Kolkata after north Bengal visit; discuss MGNREGA issue with those deprived

Bose, who will later in the day return to Kolkata from Darjeeling, where he has gone to visit the flood situation in north Bengal, also wrote to Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi, inquiring whether permission was granted for the TMC's ongoing sit-in demonstration outside Raj Bhavan, a source at the governor house said.

As demand for MNREGA jobs rises, not all are successful at getting work

The scheme rarely lives up to its promise of guaranteeing 100 days of work.

Cactus farms could one day help offset oil imports, create jobs

With the help of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Land Areas (ICARDA) a pilot project is being set up in Amlaha Farm of ICARDA in Madhya Pradesh, according to a press release.

MGNREGS wage liabilities over Rs 4,700 crore: Centre

With dues over Rs 2,600 crore, the liability was highest for West Bengal, followed by Bihar with over Rs 1,000 crore.

33,716 rural youth trained under DDUGKY in FY21: Giriraj Singh informs Lok Sabha

Rural youth in the age group of 15-35 years are covered under this scheme.

Centre to hire HR consultancy firm to manage competencies in country's bureaucracy

Govt To hire Leading HR Consultancy Firm to Help It Revamp Competency of Country's Bureaucracy, study 7 Departments including Ministry of Finance

COVID Impact | MGNREGS generates record 282.07 crore person-days' work

The number of persons who worked under MGNREGA stood at 11.92 crore in April, 50.84 crore in May, 61.34 crore in June, 38.32 crore in July, 25.56 crore in August, 25.98 crore in September and 25.89 crore in October.

58% trained youth placed under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

Out of the 10.80 lakh trained rural youth, 6.28 lakh have been placed suggesting a placement rate of 58 percent as of December 15. As many as 4.52 lakh trained youth are yet to get jobs under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana.

Government to construct rural roads at 10 km per hour in next 14 months

The ministry under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana claims of having constructed 528,163 km rural roads. The Centre pays 60 percent of the funds under PMGSY, the rest falls under the state’s expenditure.

PM Narendra Modi launches 'Imprint India' research project

Under the â€˜Imprint India‘ mission, the Indian technical institutions will be encouraged to conduct research works and for which the government will have a single window funding clearance with a reserve fund of Rs 1,000-crore.

HCIL tops subscriber chart with 59% market share

Refering to the latest report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the company in a statement said it "continues to be the market leader with a subscriber base of 1,02,606 as of March 2015".

Outlay in key rural schemes fall by Rs 12,637 cr: Par panel

The Standing Committee on Rural Development headed by AIADMK's P Venugopal has in its tenth report made a strong pitch for increasing the allocations under these schemes and asked the Ministry of Rural Development to pursue the matter with the Finance Ministry keeping in view the importance of rural development for inclusive growth.

Deposits worth about Rs 21,000 cr mobilised under PMJDY

Zero balance accounts in PMJDY have declined to 46.93 percent to July 2015, from 76 percent from September 2014, Finance Ministry said in a statement. Besides, Rupay debit card has been issued to 15.26 crore beneficiaries who will also get a benefit of personal accidental insurance of Rs 1 lakh under the Yojana.