Under Jal Jeevan Mission, 5 cr houses got water connection: Modi

Since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, five crore households have got water connection and now tap water is reaching every household in about 1.25 lakh villages, Prime Minister......

Siddaramaiah reveals why he met Modi in Delhi

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and insisted on demands pertaining to the state, including on Fair Recovery Price of sugarcane, All India Institute of Medical......

85 sarpanchs invited to I-Day celebrations as special guests

Eighty-five village sarpanchs from 26 states and Union territories have been invited as special guests to witness the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, in recognition of their......

Water crisis splits couple in MP village; more break-ups feared

A village in eastern Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district is hoping for an end to its water woes, courtesy of a woman who refused to put up with the water scarcity and left her husband in protest.......

Rs 1 Trillion Welfare Funds Idle in States

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen has the highest unutilised amount (Rs 13,111 crore) compared to any other centrally sponsored scheme. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Over Rs 12,000 crore approved for Swachch Bharat: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Rs 3.6 lakh crore have been approved for Jal Jeevan Mission, which seeks to provide Functional Household Tap Connection to every......

Jal Shakti Ministry allocated Rs 28,261 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......

Price of piped water to all households = Rs 5 trillion

The current estimate, however, largely covers only the cost of infrastructure such as pipes, construction of borewells, overhead costs among others and not the expenditure to be incurred on......