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As part of the scheme, the government will provide financial assistance for the construction of 62,500 kms road

India aims for 24x7 power for all but what lies ahead for rural electrification?

In December 2014, the government of India launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) with the objective of electrifying all un-electrified villages as per the Census of 2011, which is the latest report covering the demographic, social, and economic data of India.

People in villages are splurging at a faster pace than city folks

The latest Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey 2022-23 (HCES) shows that spending among rural households has galloped in many of the so-called `lifestyle’ items, indicating that many of yesterday’s luxuries may have become today’s essentials

All Andhra Pradesh villages to soon have digital libraries at Rs 450 crore

M Mandapati Seshagiri Rao, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Grandhalaya (Library) Parishad made the announcement on the sidelines of a review meeting with state library department officials.

Cabinet nod to development plan for villages along China border, 7 more ITBP battalions

The Cabinet's decision to strengthen India's border villages and improve security comes in the aftermath of China announcing plans to construct a rail line to connect Tibet and Xinjiang

Govt discusses handing over of 4 villages, piece of land from Gujarat to UT of Dadra

According to the proposal, four villages of South Gujarat's Valsad district -- Meghval, Nagar, Raymal and Madhuban -- and a part of Ghoghala village of Saurashtra will be merged with the Union Territory.

Can carbon-positive villages pave the way for climate resilience?

A study on carbon positive villages in India bats for building the capacities of communities and establishing institutions in villages to scale up and maintain conservation practices and community assets that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

In first TV interview, Yogi Adityanath talks of 'ghar wapsi' through jobs

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government's focus will be on providing better education and employment facilities in the state and easing the pressure on farmers.

Demonetisation: How is rural India coping?

Has the cash crunch eased out in rural India 50 days post demonetisation? Like in metros, are banks & ATMs in small towns & villages dispensing enough cash? CNBC-TV18 reached out to a few towns and villages to find out.

Madhya Pradesh plans to develop 1,100 'climate-smart' villages

"The government has been planning to develop 1,100 villages as climate-smart villages in a period of next six years," state Farmer Welfare & Agriculture Development Department Principal Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI.

Power Min to launch GARV-II app to ensure power access to all

To ensure transparency in implementation of rural electrification programme, the Power Ministry will launch a new app, GARV-II, to provide real time data of all six lakh villages of the country.

Land records of Delhi‘s villages go online

A senior officer of the Revenue Department, said that the land records of all villages of Delhi, except for villages in the north district, have been digitised and digitally signed from November 1, 2016. R

10,079 villages electrified till date under DDUGJY: Govt

"Twenty eight villages have been electrified across the country during last week (August 15-21, 2016) under the DeenDayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna," Power Ministry said in a statement.

55,000 Indian villages don't have mobile coverage: Sinha

The Minister said 5,81,183 out of 5,93,601 inhabited villages (97.9 percent) of the country as per Census 2011 have been provided with Village Public Telephones (VPTs) with financial support from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).

Power point: 112 more villages electrified, total now 7,766

"112 villages have been electrified across the country during last week (from 9th to 15th May 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY)," the Power Ministry said in a statement.

55,669 villages to have mobile connectivity by 2019

It will also commission a project to connect 8,621 villages in the north-eastern region by installing 321 mobile tower sites by September 2017, a note prepared by Department of Telecom (DoT) about the progress made during the last two years of the NDA government said.

India will develop when villages develop, says Kiren Rijiju

"For development of villages, Panchayat Raj Institutions need to be strengthened," Rijiju said at a function here on occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.

116 villages electrified last week: Government

The government has a set a target to electrify 18,452 un-electrified villages within 1,000 days by May 1, 2018.

Govt meets target of electrifying 7,000 villages in FY16

The project has been taken on mission mode and strategy for electrification consists of squeezing the implementation schedule to 12 months and also dividing village electrification process in 12 stage milestones with defined timelines for monitoring, it added.

Govt fixes target of electrifying 7,000 villages by March

"The village electrification target for 2015-16 was 2,800 villages, which I set to 5,800. Now my officials told me that they would be able to electrify 7,000 villages by March end.

Bharti Foundation builds over 10,000 toilets in 405 villages

In August 2014, Bharti Foundation had committed an investment of up to Rs 100 crore to improve sanitation conditions by constructing a toilet in every household in over 900 villages across Ludhiana. The programme on the targeted scale will benefit over 1 lakh individuals.

Flood in Assam worsens, 30k people in 45 villages suffers

Lakhimpur district is the worst hit. So far three people have lost their lives and 1,200 hectares of farm land has been flooded.

Govt working to make farmers, villages self-reliant: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government is working with a vision to make farmers and villages self-reliant and prosperous.

Modi's popularity in rural India punctured by discontent

Angered by low farmgate prices and the lack of state compensation for crop damage, some villagers said they have ostracised local members of Modi's BJP and barred them from attending weddings.

Language barrier restricting Net use in India: Facebook

Speaking at the Internet.org Summit, Mark Zuckerberg said: "Around 80 percent of the content on internet is only in 10 languages," and there are 22 different official languages in India and many more unofficial ones. 65 percent people use the social networking site in languages other than English.