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Budget allocation for rural development ministry up by 12%

The Narendra Modi government on Thursday increased the rural development ministry's budget to Rs 1.…

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MGNREGA wages get a 3-10% hike, average pay to go up by ₹28/day

The Centre has notified a 3-10 per cent increase in the wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Ga…

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Govt to launch scheme to help middle class buy or build own house; 2 cr more rural houses

Wooing the middle class ahead of the general elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thur…

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Union Cabinet approves expansion of agriculture infrastructure fund to boost farm growth and sustainability

In a major effort to enhance agricultural infrastructure across the country and support the farming…

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Budget proposals for marine sector to boost India's seafood exports, aquaculture: MPEDA

The Budget includes a range of strategic measures aimed at bolstering the competitiveness of marine…

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Rural development ministry seeks additional funds of ₹25,000 crore for MGNREGS

In the Union Budget for 2022-23, an amount of Rs 73,000 crore was allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi …

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Only 50% rural households have tapped drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission

Even as the deadline of providing drinking water through taps to every rural household under the go…

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Wealth of India's ten richest enough to fund school, higher education of every child for 25 years, reveals Oxfam study

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a huge rush for oxygen cylinders and insurance claims during the sec…

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REC gets 'Maharatna' company status

REC Ltd has been accorded the status of a 'Maharatna' central public sector enterprise (CPSE), thus…

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Government is planning easy loans for rural households

The government is considering the launch of micro-credit programme which would provide easy loans …

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Here’s how a free skill training course uplifted a daily-wage worker out of poverty

According to a 2014 United Nations report, India has the world’s largest youth population of 356 mi…

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All states except Tamil Nadu availed special capital expenditure scheme: Centre

The Centre on Saturday said that all states except Tamil Nadu have availed benefits of "Special Ass…

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ADB, Indian govt sign $220 mn loan agreement to improve energy security

Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, the ministry of finance, …

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How budget allocations for rural development in India fare

In addition to creating enough employment opportunities to the rural folk, the 2018-19 budget …

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Agri Min says adequate funds given for farm, rural development in FY21

New Delhi, Feb 1 () Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday hailed the Budget 2020 sa…

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Government to use scientific methods to implement social welfare schemes and fight poverty

"BPL data tells us how many are poor and SECC who are those poor... it is a more targeted and scien…

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India's controversial district development scheme, MPLADS, comes under the CIC scanner

The orders from the CIC noted that MoSPI had not been maintaining proper records of asset crea…

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The world is on the verge of a food crisis - access and availability both

The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conf…

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Exclusive: ‘Jaitley worked hard to mismanage the economy’: Jairam Ramesh

Oil prices have crashed from $120/Barrel to $20/Barrel. In spite of that you’ve not shown results, …