States must complete pending road projects:Centre

The Centre has convened a meeting of Secretaries of Rural Development of 13 states where progress in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has been slow, the Lok Sabha was......

Govt reduces MNREGA allocation to Rs 73,000 cr

The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the......

Sonia visits Rae Bareli, promises to take up water woes with UP CM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday assured the people of her parliamentary segment that she would take up their problems regarding poor supply of power and drinking water with Uttar Pradesh......

Chidambaram, Jairam clash in Union Cabinet meeting

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had to intervene to control a 'big fight' in the Union Cabinet meeting between Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram on......

Plan panel mulls cess for rural roads

Faced with huge cost overruns due to a delay in building the rural roads under Bharat Nirman, the Planning Commission is now looking at alternative ways to fund the ambitious rural development......

World Bank approves $1.5 billion for rural roads

The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $1.5-billion credit and loan for India's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana aimed towards improving rural accessibility of roads.The new project will concentrate......

Expect big rural push in Budget

  Allocation boost likely for schemes on agriculture, irrigation, rural roads In a move to boost rural consumption and alleviate distress in the hinterland, the government is likely to give......

Govt aims to build 1.95 cr affordable houses in 2 years: FM

These houses will have amenities such as LPG, electricity and toilets, she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan......